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Commentary: Kentucky organizations urge protection of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Sep 21st, 2018 · 0 Comment

By Dustin Pugel
Policy Analyst, Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
One in seven Kentuckians has food on their table in part thanks to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP lifts 164,000 Kentuckians, including 73,000 children, out of poverty. It sends nearly $1 billion a year to grocery stores and our state’s economy, and injects even more into our local communities during hard...