Because of this, the government bought many commodities to distribute to people with low income. Presidents such as John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson were strong supporters of this concept. Unfortunately, in 1981, the program experienced enormous budget cuts during the Ronald Reagan administration, which triggered a rise of food insecurity in the 1980s. Now named the Food Stamp Program, the program remained widely used in the 1990s to counteract the growing amount of food insecure people and was utilized by an increased amount of people. In 2008, its name was changed again to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and began to include emphasis on delivering healthy and nutritional food to its recipients. Today, SNAP is the largest food assistance program in the United States. It currently serves an estimated 14% of the
Because of this, the government bought many commodities to distribute to people with low income. Presidents such as John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson were strong supporters of this concept. Unfortunately, in 1981, the program experienced enormous budget cuts during the Ronald Reagan administration, which triggered a rise of food insecurity in the 1980s. Now named the Food Stamp Program, the program remained widely used in the 1990s to counteract the growing amount of food insecure people and was utilized by an increased amount of people. In 2008, its name was changed again to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and began to include emphasis on delivering healthy and nutritional food to its recipients. Today, SNAP is the largest food assistance program in the United States. It currently serves an estimated 14% of the