USDA denies Iowa's summer food box proposal

State proposal for Summer EBT substitute program denied by USDA
The proposed alternative to Summer EBT by Iowa officials has been denied by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In a letter dated Oct. 4 to Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Director Kelly Garcia,
USDA denies Iowa's summer food box proposal instead of participating in Summer EBT
The USDA denied Governor Reynold’s request to opt-out of summer EBT and go forward with the state’s own food assistance program."Iowa is facing a hunger crisis,
USDA denies Iowa's plan for summer EBT alternative
Alabama and Mississippi tumbled out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 poll Sunday and Miami and SMU moved in following a chaotic weekend in the SEC and across college football in general. Oregon is No. 1 for the sixth straight week and Ohio State, Texas and Penn State held their places behind the Ducks, who are the last unbeaten team.
USDA rejects Iowa’s food box plan, and anti-hunger advocates ask Reynolds to accept Summer EBT
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ request to send monthly food boxes to low income families over the summer instead of sending them money for food has been denied by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, leaving summer food assistance for at least 240,
USDA denies Iowa plan for delivery of summer food boxes
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has denied Iowa’s proposed plan to provide boxes of food to low-income households with children next summer rather than participate in the federal food benefits
USDA denies Iowa's Summer EBT proposal
Gov. Kim Reynolds asked the USDA to allow the state to use the funding and instead provide families with three boxes of food per month rather than let families choose the meals themselves.
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