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Fighting poverty since 1979 🌞 We work to protect and strengthen nutrition programs which feed Florida Mobilizing Communities Against Hunger and Poverty

10/07/2026

Special thank you to the team at Florida Policy Institute for inviting our CEO, Kim Johnson, and Statewide Outreach & Advocacy Manager, Asheena Harris, to be a part of FPI's second summit. Being on the ground for this year's impactful sessions was monumental, and Harris' contribution as a speaker for her workshop entitled 'Creating Value-Based Messages for Narrative Change' was meaningful.

Other workshop topics included investing in organizational culture, inclusive immigration approaches, and increasing equity by addressing key disparities in Florida's children. We are grateful for the inclusion of our staff.

Brava to the entire team at FPI for a tremendous series of days! Our team left energized for the work they accomplish on the daily regarding statewide advocacy.

09/28/2026

Good health begins with good nutrition, and SNAP makes it possible. 🥦

Federal nutrition programs like SNAP are vital to our state’s health and economic stability. According to the Food Research & Action Center, SNAP doesn't just reduce hunger—it lowers healthcare spending, improves dietary intake, and supports mental health for millions of families.

When SNAP benefits or state policies shift, local households feel the strain first.

We want to hear from Florida families:
💬 Have recent SNAP changes impacted your household’s food budget or health care needs?
📲 Share your story by sending us a private message.

Your story could help us advocate for policies that better support access to nutritious food for Florida families. 🌾

(Graphic via Food Research & Action Center)

09/23/2026

Did you know that WIC isn't just for moms?

If you are a father or guardian of a child under 5 OR you are pregnant, you may qualify for WIC.

WIC helps families stretch their grocery budgets while supporting healthy pregnancies, growing children, and nutritious eating. It's an important investment in families' health and economic well-being.

And yes—single parents and guardians can apply too! 👏🏾

Think you might qualify? Find out by completing an application through the Florida Department of Health linked in our bio.

Florida Impact is proud to join Bread for the World in the Nourish Our Future Campaign, advocating for WIC to remain fully funded so families can continue getting the support they need.

09/01/2026

September is Hunger Action Month, and this year, we're kicking it off by sharing that approximately 1 in 7 Floridians face food insecurity.

Every action this month counts: sharing a post, learning the facts, showing up for your community. We'll be here all September with the stories, the data, and the ways you can help.

Stay tuned for more.

08/21/2026

Throughout the state, is more than just food assistance; it is also community resilience for each of our hometowns. When federal food stamp benefits are cut, the burden shifts directly onto local Florida food banks, neighborhood grocers, and community anti-hunger coalitions.

To wrap up our with , we are urgingFlorida's House Representatives—including Aaron Bean, Darren Soto, Maxwell Frost, Kathy Castor, Laurel Lee, Frederica Wilson, Mario Díaz-Balart, María Elvira Salazar, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Jared Moskowitz, to champion a Farm Bill that restores critical SNAP investments, reverses harmful cuts in H.R. 1, while keeping local and marginalized communities fed.

Visit FRAC's official site for more on the fight to protect SNAP.

08/20/2026

To be frank, children cannot learn or dream with an empty stomach. As the Food Research & Action Center highlights, SNAP works alongside school meal programs to keep Florida's students healthy and ready to succeed. This week, we are urging our supporters and Florida's Senators to amplify and rally around supporting a Farm Bill that restores SNAP investments, reverses harmful cuts in H.R. 1, all while protecting food assistance for Florida families. Senator Rick Scott

Explore FRAC’s SNAP Participation Tracker at the link in our bio to see Florida's data, or call Congress at (202) 224-3121 to demand food security for our kids today.

08/19/2026

Week of Action Day 3 🟢: Between January 2025 and April 2026, 5.8 million people lost SNAP benefits nationwide, including 5 million following H.R. 1.

Reversing these cuts strengthens our nation:

🟢 Hunger & Housing Stability: Over 78% of SNAP recipients depend on Medicaid or dual-eligible coverage. SNAP benefits directly reduce insecurity while freeing up household capital for essential housing and utility costs.

🟢 Lowers Healthcare Costs & Medicaid Spending: SNAP participation is reportedly linked to improved health outcomes and reduces annual medical expenses per participant by lowering emergency room visits and chronic disease complications.

🟢 Fuels Local Business: Reportedly boosts local economies by directing billions in federal benefits into over 260,000 neighborhood grocers and retailers nationwide.

Swipe through to view the data and share this post to help protect food access across Florida.

Sources: Food Research & Action Center, U.S. Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey & Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) SNAP Analysis, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), USDA Food & Nutrition Service

08/18/2026

Day 2 of Week of Action Food Research & Action Center:

As costs stay high, shifting SNAP expenses onto states leaves working families behind.

When benefits shrink, families face impossible choices between food, rent, and medicine. As Claudia from Florida shares: “I can barely make it with the current SNAP benefit so any cut would be the difference of eating a meal or not.”

08/17/2026

Day 1: Invest in the Power of SNAP 🔴🌾

SNAP is more than an individual safety net. It's also an economic engine that families rely on. Farmers are largely reliant on it, and so are local grocers (no surprise here).

When SNAP faces cuts, the fallout impacts our entire food ecosystem:
🏠 Families: An analysis found that H.R. 1 will disproportionately reduce income for the lowest-earning 20% of households by an average of 3.8%.
🏪 Food Retailers: According to FRAC, within six months, as participants lose SNAP, small grocers could see sales decline by as much as 6.7%.
🚜 Farmers: Farmers stand to lose $24 billion over the next decade as household food purchases decline.

Investing in SNAP means taking Florida’s collective economic stability seriously.

08/14/2026

National Week of Action kicks off on Monday, August 17! 🍎🌾

Florida Impact is centering Food Research & Action Center’s (Food Research & Action Center’s) call to action to highlight how SNAP strengthens our state—from local farmers to neighborhood families.

What’s coming to your feed next week:

🍎 Mon: Invest in The Power of SNAP
🍌 Tue: Address the Cost Shift
🫐 Wed: Reverse the Cuts
🥭 Thurs: Protect Children’s Access to Nutrition
🍉 Fri: Reach out to State & Local Officials

Drop a 🍎 in the comments if you’re ready to advocate with us and Food Research & Action Center.

Address

300 W. Pensacola Street
Tallahassee, FL
32301

Telephone

+18503091488

Website

https://www.floridaimpact.org/donate, https://frac.org/snap-participation-data-january-2025-present

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