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After struggling for nearly a year to get federal food assistance to qualified low-income families, Missouri has decided not to participate in this summer’s program — forgoing tens of …
The state said this week it will not participate in a federal program that would provide $120 in benefits to each eligible child, citing administrative hurdles. The decision sparked anger from Missouri parents, who say that officials "basically just robbed us."
After struggling for nearly a year to get federal food assistance to qualified low-income families, Missouri has decided not to participate in this summer's program -- forgoing tens of millions of dollars in federal aid.
Challenges collecting and sharing data between agencies caused delays in getting last year’s money to eligible children.
Marie Moorehead has been asking Missouri agencies the same question since last fall.