Headline: Des Moines Register, 8/16/2024
Iowa's waiver application needs approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which runs the Summer EBT program. A USDA spokesperson issued a statement Thursday afternoon defending the benefits of the Summer EBT approach and criticizing Iowa's proposal.
“USDA’s Summer EBT program is designed to tackle one objective: feeding kids at a time when we know hunger goes up," the statement says. "It is backed by a decade of demonstration projects and rigorous evaluation showing that it works to reduce child hunger and support healthier diets. It also provides families with the freedom to make their own decisions on what food is best for their unique needs."
"Through this waiver request, the governor is asserting that the State knows better than its own families do about what their needs are," the statement continues. "The evidence-based Summer EBT program is successfully being run in more than three dozen states, territories, and tribes helping 21 million children across the U.S. USDA stands ready to support additional states, including Iowa, in offering Summer EBT to even more kids."
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