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PHI’s Lori Dorfman Weighs in On the “Ripple Effect” of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
In this letter to the editor published by the New York Times, Lori Dorfman, director of PHI’s Berkeley Media Studies Group, shares how the impact of SNAP, the wildly popular food security program, can be felt throughout communities.
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“The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is a wildly popular program because it works. When Mom puts food on the table it means that her kids go to bed with a full belly and have a good night’s sleep. And they go to school with a full belly the next day and can pay attention in class.
And because of SNAP, there’s another kid going to bed with a full belly and showing up at school ready to learn: the grocery store cashier’s kid, because Mom has a job with a living wage. She can stay employed only if families are buying groceries in her store. For many stores across our country, SNAP dollars are crucial.
SNAP’s ripple effects might be hard to see, but they are real nonetheless. When we put food on the table of hungry families we serve them, as we should, and we also serve each other by strengthening whole communities.Lori Dorfman, DrPH, MPH
Director, Berkeley Media Studies Group, Public Health Institute
A version of this letter to the editor was originally published in the New York Times.
Originally published by New York Times
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