When will Idaho residents get SNAP benefits? Uncertainty fuels stress for families
A “SNAP welcomed here” sign is seen at the entrance to a Big Lots store in Portland, Oregon. (Getty Images)
When word spread that the country’s largest food assistance program would pause this month, Amanda Moynihan, a Kuna resident, bought canned goods and dried beans. She prepared large batches of soup and meals she could freeze for herself and her three kids, ages 10, 12 and 17. She purchased fewer fruits and vegetables, knowing she might need to stretch her money further.
On Monday, Moynihan, a single mom, said she had a few hundred dollars remaining from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits — sometimes referred to as food stamps — that she received in October. As a full-time Boise State student pursuing a bachelor’s in social work, those benefits mean she can feed her kids healthy meals every day, she said, while working toward her dream of opening up a mental health clinic.
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