Banning the Box on the Connecticut SNAP Application

The legislature's Human Service Committee has scheduled a public hearing on March 17th for Concept Language aimed at ending systemic barriers to accessing SNAP due to technical probation/parole violations. Legislators need to hear from you directly about protecting food security. Together, we can ensure our state is responsive.

Legislators need to hear from you directly about protecting food security.

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Ban the Box on Basic Human Needs: Food Security for People with Probation Violations

The legislature's Human Service Committee has scheduled a public hearing on March 17th for Concept Language aimed at ending systemic barriers to accessing SNAP due to technical probation/parole violations. Legislators need to hear from you directly about protecting food security. Together, we can ensure our state is responsive.

We need people to please submit testimony to the Human Services Committee’s Public Hearing asking members of the Committee to remove the technical probation/parole violation question from SNAP applications.

A Guide for Testifying at Public Hearings and Reaching State Legislators

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Hunger as punishment: How states restrict SNAP benefits for people on probation

A patchwork of statutes and administrative choices limits access to the food assistance program SNAP for some people on probation.

SNAP is vital, but this is one of the systemic barriers that exist for households with someone on probation/parole. Together, we can ensure our state is responsive. Cultivating Justice members can help. Contact Diana Martinez if you need assistance with these ation steps.

A simple email or phone call expressing your support can make a meaningful difference! Cultivating Justice members are assisting people with these action steps. So if you need help to take action please contact Diana Martinez at CultivatingJustice@chicksahoyfarm.org.