February 7th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

Food advocates are calling on lawmakers to help jumpstart West Virginia’s SNAP Stretch program which paused last year due to funding constraints. The program allowed SNAP participants extra money for every dollar spent toward locally grown produce at farmer’s markets statewide. Kristin McCartney with the West Virginia University Extension Program says SNAP Stretch also benefitted local economies…

  

“This extra money is also going to fund people who are growing food in the community. Every additional dollar that can be given and used to promote those healthier choices is a benefit to those individuals."