Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 01/10/2026About 2 million children have already lost SNAP in the wake of deep cuts enacted in last year’s Republican reconciliation law. Yet the deepest cuts lie ahead, unless Congress acts. Here's a🧵explaining: 001
Reposted by Zoe NeubergerSharon Parrott @sharonparrott.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Today’s Census data are a reminder of the important role Medicaid, ACA marketplace coverage, and SNAP can play in helping families afford the basics — and why the cuts enacted in last year’s harmful Republican reconciliation law are so misguided. www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzi...cbpp.orgNew Census Data Underscore Importance of Food Assistance and Health Coverage Access | Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesAt a moment when the cuts enacted in last year’s harmful Republican reconciliation law have begun... 127
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A proposed Trump Admin rule would remove eligibility for portions of the EITC & CTC for individuals without an immigration status on a narrow "qualified" list, removing access for ~1 million people including hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizen children: www.cbpp.org/research/fed...cbpp.orgIn Radical Departure From Long-Standing Policy and Federal Law, Trump Administration Proposes New Regulation to Take Tax Credits Away From Many Families That Include Immigrants With Lawful StatusOnly individuals who have one of a narrow list of immigration statuses defined as “qualified” will remain eligible. 012
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 08/09/2026As children return to school, they're facing an unfolding hunger crisis. Well over 1.5 million children likely have lost SNAP since July 2025, increasing their risk of poor health & food insecurity while making it harder to get free #schoolmeals or #WIC. www.cbpp.org/blog/with-sc...cbpp.orgWith School Year Starting, Children’s Participation in SNAP Continues Rapid DeclineWhile cutting SNAP eligibility for children was not a stated target of the Republican reconciliation law’s proponents, the cost shift and resulting access barriers are causing serious food assistance ... 042
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Notably, the share #WIC participants who are fully breastfeeding—that is, choosing not to get formula from WIC—is also increasing. 000
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 31/08/2026USDA data show that breastfeeding among WIC participants continues to increase, 4 years after the widespread 2022 infant formula shortage. 100
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 31/08/2026At the close of National Breastfeeding Month, here’s a poignant description of the important role #WIC plays in supporting breastfeeding for low-income parents. 131
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026It’s National Breastfeeding Month and USDA data show that a greater share of #WIC participants are fully breastfeeding—that is, choosing not to get formula from WIC. In just 4 years, the share has increased by 50 percent. 011
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 13/08/2026It’s National Breastfeeding Month and USDA data show that breastfeeding among #WIC participants not only rose sharply in the wake of the 2022 infant formula shortage, but continues to increase, as WIC provides essential breastfeeding support. 000
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 11/08/2026It’s National Breastfeeding Month, which is a good time to point out how helpful the #WIC program can be for parents trying to breastfeed a new baby. www.cbpp.org/blog/growing... 000
Reposted by Zoe NeubergerSharon Parrott @sharonparrott.bsky.social · 06/08/2026While recognizing the need to address the unfolding hunger crisis, the farm bill considered by the Sen Ag Cmte today doesn’t do enough for people losing SNAP & makes even deeper future cuts to SNAP. This fall, Congress must enact a bipartisan solution. www.cbpp.org/press/statem...cbpp.orgCongress Must Strengthen Farm Bill to Fight Unfolding Hunger CrisisA child hunger crisis is unfolding in plain sight: it’s very likely that more than 1.5 million children nationwide have lost food assistance in the wake of unprecedented SNAP cuts in last year’s... 1107
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 05/08/2026A sustained increase in breastfeeding could improve the health of WIC participants because breastfeeding protects against several illnesses and allergies, and is associated with reductions in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and obesity. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...cbpp.orgWIC Works: A Cost-Effective Investment in Improving Low-Income Families’ Nutrition and HealthWIC supports sound nutrition and health at critical points in development — in utero, during infancy, as a toddler, and during the early childhood years. 000
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 05/08/2026WIC supports breastfeeding in multiple ways—including providing nutritious foods tailored to the needs of breastfeeding parents and babies, counseling, lactation support, and pumps—and it’s paying off. www.cbpp.org/blog/growing...cbpp.orgGrowing Share of Infants Participating in WIC Are BreastfedThe number and share of infant participants in the WIC program who are breastfed have risen since 2022, a promising indicator that more parents are choosing to breastfeed, infants are breastfeeding fo... 100
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 05/08/2026This is important because health care providers and nutritionists recommend exclusive breastfeeding until complementary foods are introduced. 100
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Between Q1 FY22 and Q2 FY26, the share who were partially breastfed rose by 5 percentage points (from 23 to 28 percent) while the share who were fully breastfed rose by even more — 6 percentage points, from 12 to 18 percent. 100
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 05/08/2026What’s more, WIC participants are not just breastfeeding a little more. The share of infants who are “fully breastfeeding,” meaning their parents declined any infant formula from WIC, is growing too. 100
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 05/08/2026It’s National Breastfeeding Month and evidence of #WIC’s effectiveness continues to mount. In the wake of the 2022 infant formula shortage, more WIC participants began to breastfeed. The latest data confirms that the share of participants who breastfeed continues to grow. 111
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 01/08/2026There was a SNAP development yesterday that has important implications for low-income children's access to nutrition assistance, as @sharonparrott.bsky.social explains⬇️ 011
Reposted by Zoe NeubergerAnna Bailey (she/her) @annakbailey.bsky.social · 24/07/2026🧵No one should be forced to sleep outside in a nation as wealthy as ours. Yet, one year ago today, Pres. Trump issued an executive order (EO) calling on federal agencies to abandon effective homelessness solutions in favor of punishing people who have nowhere safe to sleep. 298
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 21/07/2026We estimate that at least 1.5 million fewer kids are receiving SNAP than when the harmful Republican reconciliation law was enacted 9 months ago. That highlights the urgency and importance of Congress delaying the SNAP cost shift. 011
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 13/07/2026To partially mitigate lasting health consequences, it's more important than ever for these children to get the other benefits they qualify for, which might include #WIC, free or reduced-price #schoolmeals, or Summer EBT, but losing SNAP makes enrollment more burdensome. 000
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 13/07/2026In just the 17 states that have made the data available, about 1 million fewer kids are receiving SNAP compared to July 2025, when H.R. 1 enacted the deepest SNAP cuts in history. We estimate that nationwide more than 1.5 million children have lost SNAP. 100
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 18/06/2026The Admin has proposed a rule that would radically transform how federal grant award decisions are made, allow it to politicize what should be a merit-based, nonpartisan process, & introduce an enormous risk of abuse & corruption. This is a big deal. www.cbpp.org/research/fed... 042
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 16/06/2026She also describes how meaningful virtual appointments have been for her family, “For me, WIC virtual visits humanize the process. I feel seen, heard, and valued as an individual . . . ” 000
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Ashley Blair, a mother of two participating in #WIC, describes the challenges associated with attending in-person appointments 4+ times each year. www.cbpp.org/blog/virtual...cbpp.orgVirtual Services Make WIC Available to More Families. Congress Should Make Them Permanent.WIC virtual services allow parents to choose the kind of appointment that works best for them and their kids, which helps more eligible families participate. 100
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 16/06/2026It is critical for Congress to make virtual certification appointments a permanent feature of #WIC through this year’s appropriations process. www.cbpp.org/blog/virtual...cbpp.orgVirtual Appointments Are the Norm. They Should be a Permanent Feature of WIC, Too.In recent years, WIC (the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) has been offering virtual services, including telephone and video certification appointments, as... 100
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Virtual services have transformed #WIC, allowing applicants to enroll by phone during work breaks & avoid long trips to WIC clinics in rural areas. 101
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 27/05/2026And even if families manage to enroll in WIC or school meals, those programs do not provide enough to make up for losing SNAP. Families will have less resources for food even though need has not diminished and grocery prices are rising. 000
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Losing SNAP may also mean losing streamlined enrollment in #WIC or automatic enrollment for free #schoolmeals. 100
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Then imagine the kids in all the other states who have lost SNAP. And then imagine the children who will lose SNAP as H.R.1’s cuts fully take effect. 100
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Since H.R.1’s SNAP cuts were enacted last July, more than 700,000 children have lost SNAP benefits in just the 12 states that post data. Take a moment to let that sink in. www.cbpp.org/blog/sharp-d...cbpp.orgSharp Drop in Number of Children Receiving SNAP Food Assistance Under New Federal LawWhile cutting SNAP eligibility for children was not a stated target of H.R. 1’s proponents, the cost shift and access barriers are resulting in serious losses of food assistance for low-income childre... 144
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 19/05/2026It's not just adults losing SNAP benefits. Children are too. #WIC, #schoolmeals, and other child nutrition programs are critical, but can't make up for losing SNAP. 022
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Yet this week the House Appropriations Committee advanced a bill that underfunds #WIC & would take away over $141 million in fruits & vegetables from nearly 5.4 million toddlers, preschoolers & parents. www.cbpp.org/blog/house-a...cbpp.orgHouse Agriculture Bill Underfunds WIC, Cuts Fruit and Vegetable Benefit, and Fails to Make Virtual Services PermanentFor the second year in a row, House Republican appropriators are jeopardizing access to WIC. 000
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Check out how #WIC’s healthy foods & nutrition education improve health, support breastfeeding, help low-income families afford groceries & contribute to local economies in YOUR state⬇️ www.cbpp.org/wicworksfactsheetscbpp.orgWIC Improves Health and Contributes to Local EconomiesClick on a state in our map to learn how WIC provides healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and assistance with health care and social services. 042
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Black WIC participants breastfeed at lower rates than others. Data are not yet available to measure the 2022-2025 increases by race, but a sustained increase in breastfeeding could improve the health of WIC participants of any racial or ethnic group. 000
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Over this period, the share who were fully breastfed rose by even more than the share who partially breastfeed. www.cbpp.org/blog/growing...cbpp.orgGrowing Share of Infants Participating in WIC Are BreastfedThe number and share of infant participants in the WIC program who are breastfed have risen since 2022, a promising indicator that more parents are choosing to breastfeed, infants are breastfeeding fo... 100
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Between the first quarter of fiscal year 2022 and the last quarter of fiscal year 2025, the number of infants participating in WIC who were breastfed grew by 34.2 percent. www.cbpp.org/media/growin...cbpp.orgGrowing Number of Infant WIC Participants Are Breastfed 100
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Breastfeeding increased during the 2022 infant formula shortage, but it wasn’t clear that would last. Data from 3 years later now show the number & share of infants participating in WIC who breastfeed continue to grow. www.cbpp.org/blog/growing...cbpp.orgGrowing Share of Infants Participating in WIC Are BreastfedThe number and share of infant participants in the WIC program who are breastfed have risen since 2022, a promising indicator that more parents are choosing to breastfeed, infants are breastfeeding fo... 100
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 28/04/2026One of the many ways #WIC helps families with babies who have low incomes is by supporting breastfeeding. 🧵 www.cbpp.org/wicworkscbpp.orgWIC Works: A Cost-Effective Investment in Improving Low-Income Families’ Nutrition and HealthWIC supports sound nutrition and health at critical points in development — in utero, during infancy, as a toddler, and during the early childhood years. 131
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 23/04/2026This is an important proposal for low-income families with young children ⬇️ 000
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 22/04/2026We can do better by our youngest kids. Congress should reject the House bill's harmful cuts, fully fund WIC, and continue to modernize it. www.cbpp.org/blog/house-a...cbpp.orgHouse Agriculture Bill Underfunds WIC, Cuts Fruit and Vegetable Benefit, and Fails to Make Virtual Services PermanentFor the second year in a row, House Republican appropriators are jeopardizing access to WIC. 000
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 22/04/2026The House agriculture appropriations bill would underfund WIC & take away over $141 million in fruits & vegetables from nearly 5.4 million toddlers, preschoolers & parents in low-income families. It also fails to permanently extend virtual services like phone appointments. 100
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 02/03/2026If the Administration eliminates SNAP’s “broad-based categorical eligibility” (BBCE) policy, about 6 million people will lose SNAP, including 1.8 million children, which reduces access to school meals & WIC. www.cbpp.org/research/foo... 000
Reposted by Zoe NeubergerSam Waxman @waxmansd.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Last week, Senate Republicans voted to strike down a tax law the D.C. Council passed late last year. It now awaits the President’s signature. That’s bad for D.C. families and businesses – but may not be the final word x.com/waxmansd/sta...x.com 102
Reposted by Zoe NeubergerTy Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 13/02/2026The House Agriculture Committee’s farm bill ignores the needs of low-income people struggling to afford the rising cost of groceries, many of whom are already losing food assistance under the harmful Republican megabill’s (HR 1) unprecedented #SNAP cuts. This is unacceptable. 164
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 13/02/2026I am grateful to the immigrants who have helped shape me--my grandparents, relatives, friends & teachers. I cherish the vibrancy immigrants bring to my neighborhood & our country. And I am touched by this tribute⬇️ #ToImmigrantsWithLove 000
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 12/02/2026On policy grounds and as a DC resident, I'm dismayed by this federal interference. It will hurt people who are struggling to make ends meet, make filing taxes more difficult for everyone, and weaken DC's budget outlook, all while undermining local decision-making. 010
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 26/01/2026✅ Yes! Improvements made to the WIC food packages since 2009 have contributed to healthier food environments in low-income neighborhoods, enhancing access to fruits, vegetables & whole grains for all consumers. 000
Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 26/01/2026✅ Yes! Children who participate consistently during their first five years have better overall diets at age 6 compared to those who only participate in their first year. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...cbpp.orgWIC Works: A Cost-Effective Investment in Improving Low-Income Families’ Nutrition and HealthSound investments that reduce early childhood adversity can improve physical and mental health for a lifetime.[2] Extensive research finds that the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,... 100