4. How do SNAP benefits impact food insecurity?

October 29, 2025 · Before we talk about the American dream, we have to talk about dinner. One in eight Americans gets help buying groceries, and more than a third of them are kids. In this episode of “Just the Facts: Do You Qualify?”, USAFacts founder Steve Ballmer digs into who struggles to afford food, how programs like SNAP and WIC keep families fed, and what changed under the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act.