![]() Formerly incarcerated individuals should be able to access SNAP. Access should also be improved for students, military families, lawfully present immigrants and refugees, and seniors. State flexibility around waiving or scaling back work requirements should be preserved given present and future economic uncertainties. territories should participate in SNAP and be brought into parity with the states. Additional funding is requested for SNAP Employment and Training as well as SNAP Education. SNAP should be strengthened through updates to calculations that account for rising food prices, improvement to the standard medical deduction, eliminating the cap on the Excess Shelter Deduction, and increased benefits for households with young children. It is responsive to increased and decreased periods of need and continues to have one of the lowest fraud rates for federal programs. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helped feed more than 41 million Americans in 2022 and lifted nearly 3 million out of poverty.At a minimum, we urge you to maintain FY 2023 funding levels for these programs. To help families and service providers cope with rising costs, please increase funding for the vital programs listed below. We must work to ensure every person has enough nutritious food to sustain a life with dignity, promote good stewardship of the land and natural resources, and provide support to struggling farmers, ranchers, and farm workers. In the words of Pope Francis, “Hunger is criminal, food is an inalienable right.” 1 In this environment, nutrition programs that support the basic right to food should be strengthened. This puts particular stress on the poorest families to get enough to eat and be healthy. ![]() ![]() The cost of food has increased significantly due to inflation. Here, we wish to address the moral and human dimensions of the FY 2024 Agriculture Appropriations legislation. The respective Catholic organizations we represent work with Congress each year on a range of our priorities, including supporting the poor and vulnerable, protecting migrants and refugees, and protecting the preborn. We write on behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development and Committee on International Justice and Peace, joined by Catholic Charities USA, Catholic Relief Services, and Catholic Rural Life. The Honorable Sanford Bishop, Jr., Ranking Memberĭear Chair Heinrich, Ranking Member Hoeven, Chair Harris, and Ranking Member Bishop: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food / Drug Administration, and Related Agencies The Honorable John Hoeven, Ranking Member Sports, and Socrates.Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food / Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Jesus, politics, and pop-culture, it’s about the Catholic Church, The Midwest Jesuits - siteĬooperative work of a number of younger Jesuits: this site is about Jesuit Digital Library of Online Resources Is God Calling You to Join the Jesuits? | A New Jesuit Vocation Site | Loyola Press web site on prayer and discernment. ![]() ![]() Your Friends Know About The ONLINE MINISTRIES In the Safari browser, and others, the e-book icon in the addressīar allows these reflections to be quite readable on an iPhone or iPad. To each reading, as well as a link to the text of the readings. On the underlined name below for the daily reflections. See the resources we have for the Season of Ordinary Timeįaculty, staff and administrators to reflect upon the daily readings each day. Eleventh Week of Ordinary Time: June 18-24 There's an audio version for listening, online, offline, or in the car while driving to/from work. It is easy, powerful, liberating, and a spiritual journey of a lifetime. Make the retreat on your own, with a spouse or friend, or form a group of friends or parisioners to make it together and support one another. Making a Mobile Desktop Icon for any Online Ministries site Read about and try out the Daily Reflections Archives Database Praying Lent | Pope Francis Page | Audio Retreats | Site Use icons to send a friend an email, a Facebook post or a Tweet of this page. Guide for Daily Prayer | Daily Bites | Daily Reflection Archives ![]()
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