In 2020, the United States Department of Agriculture paid benefits of over $70 billion to low and no-income families living in the U.S. in the form of food-purchasing assistance. This program is called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. Your objective is to write a research paper detailing the history of food assistance programs in the U.S., the current provisions of SNAP, and your opinion on the SNAP program in terms of its economic and humanitarian impacts. This is the final draft of your current events research paper. Use the edits from your first paper to help you complete this one. You should have at least three sections, in addition to the introduction and conclusion, history of history of food assistance programs, current SNAP policy, and your opinion on the SNAP program. I will be looking for an informed opinion, meaning you must back up your claims. This is an individual assignment, not a group paper. Please include a cover sheet with your name and assignment number/title since we will pass them back in lecture. Use a recognized citation style to format your citations and references. Anything that you quote or paraphrase should be cited within the body of the paper. Prepare this research paper in double-spaced format, size 10 Times New Roman font. Be sure and check your grammar and spelling. It is expected that you use spell check and grammar check. In addition, you are advised to read over your materials carefully, checking for any errors that spell check and grammar check may have missed. It is acceptable to add handwritten edits in pen to your final version before submitting it. Consult the rubric to understand the relative importance of each of the issues you are addressing.
