From AHNC: Take Action During the August Recess to Protect SNAP

Take Action During the August Recess to Protect SNAP

Anti-hunger advocates have a great opportunity from August 3 – September 9

to tell our Members of Congress personally that we oppose the current proposals to cut food stamps in Washington – can you help? (Read more about the harmful cuts to SNAP on this Children's Alliance blog post)

Through Labor Day, all Representatives will be home for the summer recess – this is when Members are in their districts, meeting with constituents and going to local events. Coalition members are asking organizations in three specific districts to help spread the word about devastating changes to food stamps (SNAP) proposed in the Farm Bill by the House Agriculture Committee. We are asking organizations in the districts of: Rep. Dave Reichert, Rep. Adam Smith and Rep. Jaime Herrara-Beutler to do two things to join a campaign with us:

1.     Gather cards (shown at bottom of this post-click on image to view, download and print) from constituents that tell their Congress member why food stamps are so important and to vote no on a Farm Bill that cuts SNAP.

2.     Work with us to deliver these cards to your member’s office in a way that will be coordinated, visible and memorable: our goal is to have a steady stream of quick visits delivering the same kind of messages throughout their time at home, every one of them saying “Vote No on a Farm Bill that Cuts SNAP.”

You don’t have to plan anything yourself – we can coordinate the logistics, but we do need your organization’s help gathering messages on the enclosed cards and delivering them to the local office.  Will you help? 

If your organization wants to join us, please contact Claire Lane to get started (ClaireL@WithinReachwa.org or 206-830-7642).

Many thanks from,

Anti-Hunger & Nutrition Coalition

Children’s Alliance

Faith Action Network

Food Lifeline

Northwest Harvest

Washington Food Coalition

WithinReach