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The government has programs that address the issue of hunger in the USA, many of which aid in keeping a high percentage of the poor from falling into hunger. More than 55% of financially insecure households are in two or more of such programs. Things like SNAP, WIC, and the National School Lunch Program are programs that the US government provides.

SNAP

SNAP or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is the new name for food stamps. This widely available organization helps over 40 million people who meet the requirements and are allegeable for assistance (Hunger Notes). WIC

WIC, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children, gives out checks or vouchers to low-income women who are pregnant, post-partum, breastfeeding, and have children up to the age of five who may be at a nutritional risk due to malnutrition. WIC costs just about $7.252 billion dollars to keep up and running, as it feeds 8.7 million women and children in the US. But WIC is not entitlement program, as one may think as it concerns women and infants, but a federal grant program (Hunger Notes). The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal plan that is available at a low-cost or even free depending on the income of the family. The lunch program fed over 30.5 million children and cost the government $9.3 billion in 2008.