Two Million In Illinois Set To Lose Pandemic Food Benefits
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons
English - February 15, 2023 12:05 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsDaily News News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In response to the pandemic, the Illinois Department of Human Services issued emergency allotments to help people pay for food. But those will go away by Feb. 28, even though food prices remain high. Reset talks with advocates Patricia Fernandez, Kellie O’Connell, and Alici McNeal as well as Christina, a recipient of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
Producer: Lynnea Domienik
Editor: Andrew Meriwether, Dan Tucker, Meha Ahmad