Overview

Puerto Rico receives block grant funding for nutrition assistance instead of full benefits, a structural inequality that means the territory receive billions less than they would under SNAP. People living in Puerto Rico are American citizens. They deserve the same protections as every other American citizen. MAZON fights to end this disparity and extend full federal nutrition benefits to Puerto Rico.

Key Stats

About 44%
of those in Puerto Rico live in poverty.
In 1981,
Puerto Rico was cut from the SNAP program and transitioned to the Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP), which is extremely limited in scope, structure, and funding.
25% less
in nutrition benefits are available to those in Puerto Rico, compared with those who receive SNAP.

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