Southern religious leaders oppose SNAP cuts
October 28, 2013 | 01:36 PM
Southern religious leaders announced today that they are opposed to the proposed cuts in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP or food stamps.
“The proposed cuts prove to be an unwieldy burden for religious congregations,” the religious leaders said today in a notice that they will hold a news conference on Wednesday.
“The House would cut $40 billion from SNAP, adding to the $11 billion in cuts resulting from the premature expiration of the 2009 Recovery Act,” they said. “To make up for these reductions, each religious congregation in the U.S. would need to increase its food assistance by nearly $15,000 a year for the next 10 years, totaling more than $145,000.”
Reglious leaders from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina are taking part, representing Catholic Social Services, the Florida Council of Churches, and a number of United Methodist, Presbyterian, Evangelical Lutheran and Episcopal organizations and churches.
“The proposed cuts prove to be an unwieldy burden for religious congregations,” the religious leaders said today in a notice that they will hold a news conference on Wednesday.
“The House would cut $40 billion from SNAP, adding to the $11 billion in cuts resulting from the premature expiration of the 2009 Recovery Act,” they said. “To make up for these reductions, each religious congregation in the U.S. would need to increase its food assistance by nearly $15,000 a year for the next 10 years, totaling more than $145,000.”
Reglious leaders from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina are taking part, representing Catholic Social Services, the Florida Council of Churches, and a number of United Methodist, Presbyterian, Evangelical Lutheran and Episcopal organizations and churches.
