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> 3.8 million households were unable at times during the year to provide adequate, nutritious food for their children (2013) http://www.worldhunger.org/article

• Shivetya 11y ago
  Well it would help if the government agency which manages the SNAP program were held more accountable for their work. Enrollment tripled but costs quadrupled or more. Like all large assistance programs. Participation rates don't align very well with poverty or unemployment numbers on a state by state look, meaning the system is obviously throwing money away. also the USDA's own site has some nice graphs on the subject, but I cannot find the questions being asked. http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/food-security-in-the-us/frequency-of-food-insecurity.aspx http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/foo...
  • greeneggs 11y ago
    "Participation rates don't align very well with poverty or unemployment numbers on a state by state look, meaning the system is obviously throwing money away." Sorry, can you explain your logic here? Enrollment is handled by the states, and procedures in different states are very different. (There are also federal funding incentives for states to reduce enrollment.) You would expect different states to have very different participation rates.