Tag: SNAP

Senior Education Network

At March’s Senior Education Network meeting, Kelli Fritts, AARP’s Associate State Advocacy Director, presented the latest state legislature news on pending senior related bills. AARP is looking for new volunteers to help as advocates on legislature issues to help seniors. If interested, please call Kelli at 303-764-5991 or email her at kfritts@aarp.org Kelli reviewed the …

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Senior Hunger in the U.S.

By Ronald Smith, Centura Health LINKS In United States, over 4 million low-income adults over age 60 rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to stay healthy and make ends meet. However, 3 out 5 seniors who qualify for SNAP do not apply. This means that 5.3 million seniors miss out on benefits they …

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