#food assistance

[vexedsystem]

Help Needed!

We're an autistic transmasc system and are really short on money again, and won't be receiving any more funds until May.

Right now we only have $4.96 left after paying for April's rent, and our phone bill of $58.75 unpaid.

On top of that we're just about out of cat food, groceries, etc.

If anyone can spare anything or reblog to signal boost, we'd be really grateful!

ko-fi @ vexedspecter

#mutual aid #tdov #transgender day of visibility #help #donation #signal boost #food assistance #transgender #actually autistic #mutual assistance #crowdfunding #fundrasier #food insecurity #neurodivergent #disabled #disability #donation post #easter #gay #queer

[bethanyberg]

Hey everyone, sorry I haven't posted much here. I'm still trapped in the eternal grind of just trying to survive.

I'm currently stuck in a really bad spot where I managed to find a housekeeping job, but the paychecks don't really kick in for a bit and I'm not sure how I'm going to pay for my food and bills for the next two weeks. I set up a new ko-fi goal for that to maybe try and scrape together enough to cover things. Yeah it's some pretty big bills and also damn food is so expensive.

Any tiny bit helps. I know we're all struggling right now though, so if you're not able to pitch in then reblogging still does wonders.

#mutual aid #ko fi requests #ko-fi #food assistance #idk what the other help I'm struggling tags are

[transfloridaresources]

[Photo ID: Pink to yellow gradient background. Text reads: 'Need to raise $900 by April 1, 2024. Black, non-binary, transfeminine community member needs help to pay house & food bills. Also seeking LGBT friendly employment in St. Pete area! Please DM. Paypal: tinyurl.com/AngelJules Cash App: $AngelJamieJules.' /End ID]

#florida #trans #transgender #st pete #st petersburg #mutual aid #trans mutual aid #job search #lgbt #rent relief #food assistance #bipoc #trans poc #nonbinary #described

[geargoyle]

I am so so happy that this went through. I know we were sharing the comment links when this was being proposed. And it WORKED! One step at a time we can make things better!

#good news #ssa #benefits #food assistance #a little bit brighter #we can do hard things #be the change #hope #hopecore #hopepunk

[shippyprincess]

Can anyone spare a few dollars for groceries? 😔

I have ven mo and pay pal, or can take a Walmart gift card

Update: We're low on kitten kibble as well. :( We just need enough to get through the weekend!!!

[email protected]

Paypal

#signal boost #grocery shopping #groceries #food #assistance #food assistance #money assistance #help help help #please help #help plz #help

[gothicayomi]

Hie guys, so I finally got a job now and I’m moving into a temporary housing place till I get a permanent home… however I don’t have any money until I get paid this Friday which is also the day I have to move due to my living situation. I’m not asking for too much, just some cash to get me some food and some bus passes cuz ya homie has 61 cents to their name 🙃

P4y pal and v3n mo usernames are both @ keiodeine

Also thanks so much to everyone who has helped me out recently. Your kindness means the world to me especially bc my own family wouldn’t help me :(

Pls rb if you can! I’d be so grateful!

#donation #financial aid #mutual aid #mutual aid request #signal boost #crowdfund #crowdfunding #charity #financial assistance #transportation help #food assistance

[spooniestrong]

Full Cart®, our Virtual Food Bank, is dedicated to providing food with dignity and discretion for families in need.

#spooniestrong #spoonie #food uncertainty #food assistance

[odinsblog]

"Congress must pass the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) in order to prevent a cataclysmic default that would disproportionately harm Black communities. At the same time, it is critical that Congress reject specific provisions before final passage. The FRA would end the student loan payment pause, which provides a vital economic stimulus to millions of students. Black women bear the highest comparative levels of student debt relief because they invest in education at a significant cost. They also pay taxes. To argue, therefore, that the current student debt relief is a giveaway from taxpayers is to use a racist talking point.

The FRA would also hobble the ability of Black communities to combat environmental racism by foreclosing, under the guise of permitting reform, a key use of National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) provisions to ensure projects have factored in foreseeable community harms. Such harms would result from the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which would be fast-tracked by overriding community concerns in the current FRA. Congress must reject these provisions as well as a new PAYGO requirement that would block agencies from addressing pressing social needs. Finally, Congress must reject the amoral barter that cuts IRS funds intended to protect wealthy tax cheats while imposing onerous new work requirements on certain TANF and SNAP recipients.

Let's be clear: while the original intent of the debt ceiling was to solve a practical challenge of paying the nation's bills during World War I, it has become a weapon used by conservative extremists to hold the lives and livelihoods of Black America – and countless others – hostage. The NAACP calls on Congress and the Administration to end this practice before it can again be used to inflict more harm on Black America."

—NAACP President & CEO, Derrick Johnson; Republicans routinely use their manufactured “debt crisis” to weaken the social safety net because of the (correct) perception it disproportionately harms Black people and other marginalized communities

#politics #republicans #manufactured crisis #debt ceiling #derrick johnson #naacp #debtrelief #snap #tanf #food assistance

[macgyvermedical]

Timeline of SNAP Changes at the End of the Public Health Emergency

So way back when the pandemic started, the US government ramped up SNAP. Not by a ton, but they did provide some “extra” benefits (emergency allotment, extra money for people with children who normally received free or reduced-priced lunches) and made it easier to enroll in SNAP for certain people (students and non-working adults).

Like the Medicaid allowances during the pandemic, these are largely ending March-August 2023.

The major changes are as follows:

MARCH: If you are considered to be an able-bodied adult without children, you will again have a time limit for receiving SNAP. You may also again have a work requirement to receive SNAP.

MARCH: The “Emergency Allotment” (extra SNAP funds) that started early in the pandemic for most SNAP recipients will end in late March 2023.

MAY: If you have kids who qualify for free or reduced-priced meals at childcare centers, and were receiving money to cover the cost of meals at home for parents temporarily working from home, this money will end May 13th 2023 (the assumption being that all children who are going back to daycare are back in daycare, and parents aren’t paying for lunches at home on daycare days).

JULY: If you are a college student, you will no longer be eligible for SNAP unless you meet pre-pandemic guidelines starting in July 2023.

AUGUST: If you have kids that qualify for free or reduced-priced meals at school, and were receiving money to cover the cost of meals at home during virtual school, you will no longer receive that money starting fall semester 2023 (the assumption being that all children are back in the classroom and the risk that they will go virtual again is low- so parents are no longer at risk of having to pay for weekday breakfast and/or lunches).

#social services #heads up #snap #food assistance #USA

[clearpvc]

Grocery Money Help Needed!

My partner and i have been experiencing a lot of medical costs and missed work for appointments and sickness and are struggling heavily to afford groceries and bills and would appreciate any and all help to afford food for the house

Right now we are $45 short for bills with nothing left for groceries and we are trying to figure out assistance for the bill aspect but wanted to make a post to see if anyone has spare cash they could provide to help us get food since we are very low right now and the food assistance program here requires an unlivable income to qualify

Either of us would gladly draw something in return, if you can donate thats insanely appreciated but if not sharing is also appreciated

Below is our various online payment methods:

paypal- p3ndr460n

venmo- worldstarmoneyinterlude

cashapp- $p3ndr460n

#assistance #food assistance #mutual aid #anything helps #thank you

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

I haven't been able to find a job in over 2 months, so I applied for food assistance last week. I got a letter yesterday telling me to register my account and interview to establish my eligibility by logging on to a website that does not exist yet. It is under construction and will be available "late fall 2023," but every single phone number I call redirects me to the same page. I got an email with instructions that are impossible to follow.

Using a computer or device with internet access click on this link, okay, easy enough, I'm with you so far

In the "Access your Benefits" section click on "Login or Create Account," failed step 2, there is no "Access your Benefits" section on that link. The link redirects to an FAQ page about the upcoming website. It doesn't have any login fields ANYWHERE! I cannot create an account because THE WEBSITE DOESN'T EXIST!

The phone number they told me to call has a full mailbox and the answering machine tells me to call a completely different number that appears to be out of service because the only option is to listen to hold music and be told every 45 seconds to change my account settings to get paperless notifications on the nonexistent website. I'm supposed to talk to someone between the hours of 11AM and 1PM before November 20th, or my application will be rejected, but there's no way to talk to a human, no button prompts, no instructions, just an endless hold-music loop.

This is fucking stupid.

#snap #ebt #food assistance #food stamps #i hate florida

[jupitervega]

pls help

hi it's me ri, one of the gay lil ppl who live in yr phone. rly don't wanna ebeg again but my ui benefits are on hold until they verify my move & it's been like 3wk now i haven't gotten paid. i've got less than $4 to survive on until they get everything untangled. food stamps & medicaid are applied for & i'm waitin to hear back from them hopefully soon. gettin what assistance i can from a local food bank but i can only choose from the pantry there 2x/month. until i can get ui ironed out &/or i find a job, i'm about out of gas & toilet paper & a bunch of other stuff i can't get at the food pantry. please, anything helps

ca: $jupitervega

vmo: jupitervega

ppl

#please help #please donate #please boost #food help #food assistance #emergency assistance #emergency #direct aid #direct action #food aid #mutual aid #trans aid #queer aid #food insecurity

[transfloridaresources]

$120/$900 raised as of 03/24/2024. Please keep boosting & donating! 💞

[Photo ID: Pink to yellow gradient background. Text reads: 'Need to raise $900 by April 1, 2024. Black, non-binary, transfeminine community member needs help to pay house & food bills. Also seeking LGBT friendly employment in St. Pete area! Please DM. Paypal: tinyurl.com/AngelJules Cash App: $AngelJamieJules.' /End ID]

#florida #trans #transgender #st pete #st petersburg #mutual aid #trans mutual aid #job search #lgbt #rent relief #food assistance #bipoc #trans poc #nonbinary #described

[apothheosis]

MUTUAL AID REQUEST - HELP A TRANS LATINO AFFORD FOOD

I was supposed to receive food stamps this week + financial aid from my college, but I haven’t gotten any of them yet, and actually had to reapply for my food stamps so they’ll be delayed at least a week, if not more. I cannot afford food. I have 2$ to my name. I was hoping financial aid would come and that would give me a cushion if food stamps didn’t go through, but now I’m in a really tight spot. The last of my food will be gone by tomorrow.

Please, please help in any way you can, even if that just means sharing. It’s hugely appreciated.

cashapp: $deadmallgoth

venmo: deadmallgoth

paypal: [email protected]

#mutual aid #mutual aid request #food assistance #assistance needed #gay #trans #queer

[scapeghoastgoatstoghost]

need a little money for food till payday if anyone can help

#cashapp #personal #mutual aid #donations #food assistance

[odinsblog]

THE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT (FRA), which passed the House yesterday, makes several changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, sometimes known as food stamps). The changes would deliver Republicans a long-sought policy goal to extend one of the program’s two work requirements, which will now be imposed on older, able-bodied, childless adults aged 50 to 54. But President Biden is selling his caucus on the idea that he actually outfoxed Republicans on the deal, by pointing to exemptions from this work requirement granted to three vulnerable populations: homeless individuals, veterans, and young people recently out of foster care.

On Tuesday, the Congressional Budget Office sided with Biden’s version of the argument. CBO estimates that the deal on the whole would actually raise SNAP participation by 78,000, leading to a slight increase (about $2.1 billion over ten years) in spending. This has triggered gloating by Democratic partisans, who believe the right-wing effort to deny food to impoverished people has been neutralized.

In the near term, the CBO score may cause more upheaval among Republicans intent on slashing funding on social programs. But it’s also a misleading evaluation of how SNAP is administered, according to anti-hunger organizations that handle outreach to the program’s users.

These organizations question many of the theoretical assumptions made by CBO in scoring the food aid provisions, which fail to take into account the reality of implementing these new policies. They instead argue that the work requirements on older Americans will lead to the largest restrictions on SNAP since welfare reform in 1996, while the exemptions fail to account for long-standing barriers to including disadvantaged populations in SNAP. Without additional funding for the withered administrative capacity at state and local agencies, many of these groups will likely not be able to participate.

"We have far more certainty about what the impacts will be of the punitive measure in the bill than we do about the potential exemptions," said Ellen Vollinger, the SNAP program director at the Food Research and Action Center.

The able-bodied work requirement creates a time limit for nutrition assistance of a maximum of three months over a three-year period for those who do not qualify. Research has shown that this policy is a crude tool that mostly kicks people off SNAP rather than promoting greater labor market participation.

In other words, SNAP is not designed to be a jobs program.

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#politics #means testing #republicans #snap #food assistance #food stamps #fiscal responsibility act #tanf #work requirements #cbo #the fiscal responsibility act #fra #neoliberalism #clintonism