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Efforts to bring SNAP to Puerto Rico continue

According to the Food Bank, expanding the Nutritional Assistance Program would inject another $1.6 billion into needy families, which would help reduce the food insecurity experienced by 30% of the island’s population

September 26, 2024 - 4:07 PM

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Puerto Rico had SNAP - then known as the Food Stamp program - until the early 1980s, when it was replaced by PAN, a change that led to an increase in food insecurity, according to the Food Bank. (teresa.canino@gfrmedia.com)

By Efraín Montalbán Ríos

Periodista de Negociosefrain.montalban@gfrmedia.com

The Puerto Rico Food Bank continues its fight before the U.S. Congress to include through legislation language that would allow for a transition to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), said Mari Jo Laborde, executive director of the organization.