KUAR | By Antoinette Grajeda / Arkansas Advocate
From the Arkansas Advocate:
Eligible Marshallese migrants in Arkansas can begin applying for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Tuesday after access to the federal nutrition program was restored earlier this year.
State lawmakers in August approved an emergency rule to comply with the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, which extends SNAP and Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA) eligibility to citizens from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau as part of the renegotiated Compacts of Free Association (COFA).
Arkansas is home to the largest Marshallese community in the country, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
Arkansas’ Marshallese community again eligible for SNAP benefits
Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate
Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese founder Melisa Laelan discusses a report that recommends using legislation to extend SNAP benefits to Marshallese migrants during a press conference on Aug. 31, 2023.