End of expanded SNAP benefits may push Black, Latino communities into poverty: Study
“Eighteen states have already ended the extra SNAP benefits, impacting some 12 million Americans. The remaining 32 states and the jurisdictions of Washington, D.C., Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands follow suit on Wednesday. ‘It’s important to know that communities of color have a higher rate of poverty at a national and statewide level than their white counterparts. Because of that, they’re already at a disadvantage in terms of access to benefits,’ said Gina Plata-Nino, Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) deputy director for SNAP.”