POST PODCAST: How SNAP benefits got their start, where they stand today

On this episode of the Hays Post Podcast, Becky Kiser, news reporter, talks about SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), formerly known as food stamps. Jessica Phelan, assistant professor in the Fort Hays State University Department of Health and Human Performance, has the historical details of SNAP beginning in 1939, and where it stands today as part of the federal farm bill. Listen Here

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