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  1. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (or TANF) is supposed to be a financial lifeline for Maryland's poorest families. But a recent investigation shows that only about 25% of funds are distributed as direct cash assistance.

    Read more at foxbaltimore.com/spotlight-on-maryland/most-of-marylands-tanf-dollars-dont-go-directly-to-needy-families-what-we-know

    #MDPPC #TANF

  2. #HoustonTX - #UrbanHarvest Mobile Market

    "Launched in the summer of 2020, the Urban Harvest Mobile Market Program is committed to providing individuals in food-insecure areas with expanded choice and purchasing power, promoting healthy dietary habits, and fostering a robust local food ecosystem in Houston.

    Feeling the pinch? Urban Harvest has expanded Double Up to help!

    Show your #SNAP, #WIC, #TANF, or other federal assistance card (no balance required) — or mention your health or community resource agency — and get $1 in free produce for every $1 you spend at any Mobile Market site.

    Eligible payments for the Double Up match include SNAP, cash, or card.

    All Urban Harvest Mobile Market and Farmers Market sites:

    BakerRipley Gulfton
    4th Tuesdays
    6500 Rookin St.
    10am – 1pm

    Northeast Community FM at LBJ
    1st and 3rd Saturdays
    5656 Kelly, Entrance 4, Houston, TX 77026
    9am to noon

    Trinity United Methodist Church
    4th Saturday
    2600 Holman St., Houston, TX 77004
    10:00am – 1:00pm "

    Source:
    urbanharvest.org/mobile-market/

    #SolarPunkSunday #MobileFarmersMarket #FoodInsecurity #FoodSecurity #MobileMarkets #BuildingCommunity

  3. Federal Funding for People in Poverty Is Going to Anti-Abortion Centers Instead

    At least eight states gave Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to crisis pregnancy centers in recent years.

    murica.website/2026/03/federal