August 18th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

One of the casualties of the Big Beautiful Bill is the SNAP Ed program. Run locally by the University of Maryland Extension Service, SNAP Ed offers nutrition education to low-income families and SNAP participants. The federal government cut funding for the program and approximately 70 people across Maryland will lose their jobs October 1. Program Director Lisa Lachenmyer said the education program provides needed information…

 

“Nutrition education is really valuable. We see a lot of chronic disease; we see a lot of obesity and so it is something that is a really necessary, impactful skill and information that will be lost.”