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🚨 URGENT ACTION: Speak up now to protect refugee families suffering from SNAP cuts!

⌛ Our window is closing fast—the IL General Assembly is drafting its FY27 priorities RIGHT NOW. We have to turn up the heat to ensure two programs that protect families cut off from SNAP make it into the final budget:

Food for Lawfully Present Immigrants (HB4831 / SB3167), which ensures lawfully present immigrants can still access state food support if they lose SNAP.

Families Receiving Emergency Support for Hunger or FRESH (SB3277 / HB4730), which would provide one‑time emergency assistance of $600 to help families stay afloat if they lose SNAP.

🔗 Use the link from the Greater Chicago Food Depository to quickly contact your State Senator and State Rep to urge them to support both bills:

Families are hurting. Your voice can help. 🫶

Act now to protect families cut off from SNAP! Tell Illinois lawmakers to include funding for programs that protect families cut off from SNAP in the final state budget

SNAP cuts have gone into effect, with damaging results. RefugeeOne joined In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons to share how some families are struggling.

But there are ways you can help! 👉 Advocate for new laws in Illinois to protect families from hunger. 👉 Collect donations with your community to help those in need makes ends meet.

Listen to the entire segment from WBEZ to find out more.

SNAP changes leave Chicago families and grocery stores reeling Policy advocates at the Greater Chicago Food Depository say the changes are causing the biggest loss of SNAP benefits the state of Illinois has ever seen.