Virginia Hunger Solutions

📣USDA research reveals 47.4M ppl in U.S lived in households that struggled to put food on the table in 2023. Investments in federal nutrition programs like SNAP and are needed now. Hungry people can’t wait. Read FRAC's statement: bit.ly/3z2xzfv

☀️ SUN Bucks have been issued for the bulk of eligible families. If you think that you should qualify but have not received your SUN Bucks benefits, now is the time to apply (even if it's just in case). Applications close on August 30.

Visit virginiasunbucks.com or call 866-513-1414 to learn more and apply.

We're encouraging restaurants to sign up for the Virginia Restaurant Meals Program! VRMP makes it easier for residents who are elderly, disabled, or unhoused to have greater access to hot, prepared meals. https://www.dss.virginia.gov/vrmp/index.cgi

Join VPLC for a webinar on June 27 discussing upcoming changes to SNAP and TANF. Work requirements for these programs are changing due to the recent federal debt ceiling agreement and the end of policies put in place at the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Public benefits attorney Cassie Edner will review these changes and discuss their impact on an estimated 19,000 older adult Virginians who risk losing critical food assistance.

REGISTER: bit.ly/snaptanf627

Another article reflecting how Virginia families are struggling to put food on their tables after the end of the emergencies allotments. We need to protect these benefits, not cut them.

Loss of Emergency SNAP Allotment Impacts Southwest Virginia Families A single mother wheeled her cart around a Roanoke Food Lion on a recent Saturday night, plucking a few staples off the shelves for her and her daughter to eat.

VPLC’s Founders Day is just over a week away! Join us on May 1 (or before!) by supporting us with a gift to help break down the systemic barriers keeping low-income Virginians in the cycle of poverty. Make a one-time gift of $100 or more and you're automatically entered into our "Picnic Essentials" raffle. Learn more and donate here: http://www.vplc.org/foundersday

*tent not included!