Elder Orphans program offers safety check for older residents

County officials in the 10 states that administer the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are expressing concern that the farm bill does not address H.R.1’s cuts and cost-shifts to the nation’s largest food safety net program. 

The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare introduced five bipartisan bills aimed at modernizing the Chafee Foster Care Program.