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Food & Housing: An interconnected dynamic, April 2007

Addendum Before the Committee on Agriculture U.S. House of Representatives, March 2007

Testimony for Interagency Council on Food and Nutrition Blueprint to End Hunger Summit, January, 2007

Meeting Philadelphians' Need for Winter Heat, November 2006

Food Stamps are Good Medicine for Children, Pediatricians Report
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August 2005. C-SNAP data show that Food Stamps are essential to protect young children's nutrition and health. Thsi is a test

Pediatricians Find TANF Sanctions Put Young Children at Risk, March 2005. Pediatricians urge policy makers to consider these updated C-SNAP findings when voting on welfare reform reauthorization in 2005.

 

Hunger and Food Insecurity Among American Children: Consequences and Prevention, March 2005. A brief report describing hunger and food insecurity, its severe impact on children, and the potential for a combination of public programs to protect young children from undernutrition.

 

Protecting Children from Hunger and Food Insecurity in 2005-2006, March 2005. A one-page summary showing the potential for strengthened public programs to protect children from hunger and food insecurity.

 

Hunger and Food Insecurity Linked to Poor Health in Young Children, March 2005. A one-page summary describing the impact of hunger and food insecurity on children's health and later well-being.

 

Homelessness: Consequences for Young Children's Health and Nutrition, March 2005. A summary of C-SNAP findings on the links between homelessness and children's poor health and nutrition.

 

The Hidden Hunger: Food Insecurity among America's Low-Income Families, March 2005 A description of food insecurity and poverty in America, using data from the US Census, USDA, and C-SNAP.

 

Summary of C-SNAP Findings on Immigrant Families, November 2004. A summary of C-SNAP data showing the increased vulnerability of children in immigrant families

   

Welfare reauthorization and children's health, February 2003. A health policy brief from concerned pediatricians.

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