Advocates are asking for policy changes and commemorating the 6th anniversary of the devastating hurricane that resulted in the deaths of over 3,000 people.
food imports — 85% of the what's consumed on the island is imported — left families vulnerable as food supplies dwindled when shipments couldn't reach the island.that would set the legal framework for agricultural and food policy in U.S. and its territories for the next five years.
Currently, Puerto Rico’s Nutrition Assistance Program is funded through block grants that can't be readjusted after they’ve been approved, even if there's increased need after a natural disaster like a hurricane.almost every year, putting the local government in the tough position of either keeping all enrollees in the program and cutting back their benefits or reduce the number of enrollees in order to keep current benefit rates.
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