Cuts have made it difficult for these Gen X moms to put food on the table or pay their bills. In mid-May, her Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits check dropped from $516 to just $23. Starting in March, millions of Americans receiving SNAP benefits lost hundreds of dollars from their grocery budgets as the pandemic-era food stamps expansion ended. To supplement her sudden drop in benefits, she's gotten food from local food pantries, though they rarely had meats, gave out expired breads, and mostly had canned foods. Do you rely on SNAP benefits and are affected by these changes?

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Persons: —, Venus Barnes, She's, she's, everybody's, Barnes, Joe Biden, Kevin McCarthy, — Barnes, I've, I'm, Khiana Organizations: SNAP, Service, Collins Aerospace, Assistance, Social, Food Research, Action, Security, Insurance Locations: North Carolina, Maryland