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SNAP and Medicaid enrollment opens access to child nutrition programs
Original: SNAP & Medicaid enrollment provides access to child nutrition programs
The Center for Science in the Public Interest highlights that families enrolled in SNAP and Medicaid gain streamlined access to child nutrition programs. With Medicaid and SNAP serving millions of low-income households, the link matters because program eligibility can automatically connect children to school meals, WIC and other nutrition support without additional applications.
Why now: Advocates are stressing how existing safety-net enrollment can automatically connect children to nutrition benefits.
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- SNAP & Medicaid enrollment provides access to child nutrition programs · Center for Science in the Public Interest
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