In a recent Food Bank News article, WSCAH CEO, Gregory Silverman Silverman, and Chief Program Officer, Alyson Rosenthal, expressed the continued push by front line providers to advocate for dignity in all our efforts including via our federal food programs, namely the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). Since the government requires anyone who receives TEFAP food to declare their income, some food providers, including WSCAH, are not accepting food from TEFAP. Greg emphasized, “We say that having to attest once a year that you’re living in poverty is one time too many, that’s not dignity.” Alyson added, “It’s against our value set to create barriers to food. The attestation of income is just not how we want to run our community focused food efforts. So, until these rules get changed, we are no longer accepting TEFAP and that’s not part of our programming.”
Check out the article here: https://lnkd.in/eVeDx_GH
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