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SNAP BENEFITS
NOVEMBER, 2011
RI Department of Human Services plans to withhold early release of SNAP (food stamp) benefits. Please call DHS Director Sandra Powell at 462-2121 and let her know this will make the holidays less festive for many families.
Click here for our flyer on the early SNAP benefits release.
SCHOOL BREAKFAST
The School Breakfast Coalition provides resources and support to help in this effort.
At their website, http://schoolbreakfast.wordpress.com/, you can also view the video testimony of school nurses, social workers and other community leaders touting the benefits of universal school breakfast programs such as:
- improved student behavior
- reduced school nurse visits
- less tardiness
- improved ability of students to focus during the school day
All these benefits accrue just by providing proper nutrition at the start of each school day for the students of Rhode Island's neediest families.
A study in the journal Pediatrics shows that the children of families who participate in Low-Income Heating Energy Assistance Programs experience better health and improved nutrition.
This report produced by The Rhode Island Community Food Bank documents the extent of food insecurity and hunger in the state.
To work with us, please call us at (401) 728-5555.
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