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LAist: Popular food assistance program that offers extra money for fruits and veggies returns
https://laist.com/news/popular-food-assistance-program-that-offers-extra-money-for-fruits-and-veggies-returnsThe backstory: The CalFresh Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot Project was most recently funded at $10 million, but that was only enough to run the program for about three months.
How it works: When CalFresh recipients spend money on fresh fruits and vegetables at participating locations, their EBT cards are immediately rebated the amount they spend, up to $60 a month.
Funding boost: Thanks to a boost of $36 million in state funding, program organizers are hopeful it will last about 10 months. The renewed funding comes after food banks and meal programs in Los Angeles were forced to scramble to serve a rush of people looking for help during the longest government shutdown in American history.
The quote: The continuation of the program was a priority for State Sen. Laura Richardson, who represents cities including Carson and Compton. “You know, people are hurting," Richardson told LAist. "The number one thing that we hear that people are concerned about is affordability."
Red states penalize poor people for eating food they don't approve of, because poor people should suffer Blue states pay people to eat fresh healthy food, because poor people should live better lives