As proposed cuts and changes to the SNAP program loom, anti-hunger advocates urge lawmakers to reconsider. Denver7 has tracked down solutions to help lessen the impact.

Almost 60% of surveyed shoppers oppose cutting or reducing funding for the food assistance program, FMI shared last week.

A sweeping Farm Bill that includes $300 billion in cuts to food assistance programs has cleared the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture.

The vice president of research for Feeding America says reducing funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could worsen hunger and economic strain across the U.S. Emily Engelhard says,

Every dollar invested in SNAP generates $1.79 in economic activity, from farmers and truckers to grocers, meaning the proposed cuts would wipe out $537 billion for the food and agricultural industries over the next decade, according to NGA estimates.

Food insecurity advocates say kids, the elderly and people with disabilities will go hungry if the budget deal goes through.

Republicans on the House Ag Committee advanced a bill proposing a massive slash in funding for SNAP, more commonly known as food stamps.