{"id":24553,"date":"2024-12-17T07:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=24553"},"modified":"2025-10-08T09:40:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:40:11","slug":"illinois-snap-dupage-county-supplemental-nutririon-assistance-inflation-grocery-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2024\/12\/17\/illinois-snap-dupage-county-supplemental-nutririon-assistance-inflation-grocery-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00f3mo los beneficios de SNAP se quedan cortos ante el aumento de los precios de los alimentos en el condado de DuPage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f3db5c96fa5\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>Eggs are an essential ingredient in albondigas, a meatball soup. They help keep the meatballs from falling apart, but Karina has had to leave them out lately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEggs could be another meal,\u201d said the mother of three, whose ages range from 2 to 11. She asked to be identified by only her first name due to privacy concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Karina works part-time in construction and has felt the sting of increasing grocery prices. She\u2019s tried to adjust her shopping by purchasing off-brand items, cutting back on ingredients, and adjusting recipes to extend how long her groceries last.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\">\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f3db5c98422\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle small\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_color_909090 border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f3db5c98edc\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"true\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay row-bg-layer\" style=\"background: #FFFFFF; background: linear-gradient(90deg,#FFFFFF 0%,#FFFFFF 100%);  opacity: 1; \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent force-phone-text-align-center inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_1px border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_FFFFFF border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f3db5c9953f\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h4 id=\"news-that-puts-power-under-the-spotlight-and-communities-at-the-center\"><strong>News that puts power under the spotlight and communities at the center.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Sign up for our free newsletter and get updates twice a week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: -20px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>Karina receives federal government assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as<a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2023\/10\/17\/how-to-apply-for-federal-aid-for-food-in-chicago\/#:~:text=The%20group%20can%20be%20reached,the%20Northern%20Illinois%20Food%20Bank.\"> food stamps. The program provides monthly funds to low-income families<\/a> and individuals to help them buy groceries. The U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s Food and Nutrition Services administers SNAP and said it expects participants to use their own resources to cover 30% of their grocery costs. But SNAP recipients like Karina say they have to cover much more than that, even after tightening their budgets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe basic foods are too expensive,\u201d said Karina, who now lives in Kane County, Ill. after immigrating from Mexico. \u201cIt&#8217;s too much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Karina is not alone. SNAP participants in many Illinois counties struggle to cover the cost of groceries using their benefits. DuPage, Woodford, Marshall, Cook, Lake and Kane were the worst counties in Illinois, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban.org\/research\/publication\/how-many-families-take-debt-pay-groceries\">national analysis by the nonprofit policy research organization Urban Institute<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_69f3db5c9a98a\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element vc_separator-has-text\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><h4 id=\"read-more-of-our-coverage\">Read More of Our Coverage<\/h4><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts-container pk-inline-posts-template-list\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-columns=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-19951\" class=\"post-19951 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-resources tag-benefits\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay pk-overlay-ratio pk-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2023\/10\/17\/how-to-apply-for-federal-aid-for-food-in-chicago\/\" class=\"pk-overlay-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/23.10.11-Grocery-Distribution-1-web-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pk-thumbnail size-pk-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"pk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2023\/10\/17\/how-to-apply-for-federal-aid-for-food-in-chicago\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How to access food benefits programs and free groceries in Chicago<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-author meta-author\"><span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/author\/katrina\/\" title=\"View all posts by Katrina Pham\">Katrina Pham<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-date meta-date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2023\/10\/17\/how-to-apply-for-federal-aid-for-food-in-chicago\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">octubre 17, 2023<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-outer -->\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>SNAP recipients living in these counties, like Karina, face the largest gaps between the maximum SNAP benefits granted and the average cost of a modestly priced meal. The report found that the amount given to families through SNAP benefits is failing to keep up with the rising cost of groceries even after accounting for inflation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think what we learn from [the report] is there&#8217;s still more variation in the cost of living than gets reflected in the benefit levels,\u201d said Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, an economist at Northwestern University who also sits on the board of the Greater Chicago Food Depository, a nonprofit focused on addressing hunger in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>According to Schanzenbach, these food affordability gaps exist because of the higher cost of living, the way the government calculates families&#8217; food assistance needs and the rise in grocery prices.<\/p>\n<p>While the amount of funds granted through SNAP varies from family to family, the maximum amount of SNAP benefits is the same in all counties across the U.S., even while some counties are more expensive to live in than others. The program makes exceptions for Hawaii and Alaska, where recipients get higher maximum benefits.<\/p>\n<p>SNAP maximum benefit levels are adjusted annually in June and take effect in October. The plan is based on the cost of the Thrifty Food Plan, which estimates the cost of \u201ca nutritious, practical, cost-effective diet prepared at home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it is fair to be critical of those gaps,\u201d said Schanzenbach. \u201c[SNAP] is insufficient in so many places.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the Urban Institute analysis, meal costs in some counties outside of Illinois are more than 75% higher than the maximum SNAP benefit. Leelanau County, Michigan, participants face about 83% higher meal prices than the maximum benefits, and the New York County average meal price is double the maximum benefit.<\/p>\n<p>Schanzenbach said SNAP benefits are supposed to help cover the family\u2019s grocery costs. Still, the program hasn\u2019t been able to keep up with increasing inflation even after adjusting for inflation in 2022 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/cea\/written-materials\/2023\/06\/16\/grocery-inflation\/\">after inflation slowed down in 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to a spokesperson for the USDA\u2019s Food and Nutrition Services, which manages SNAP, the agency expects SNAP recipients to spend about 30% of their own resources on food.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSNAP is the most powerful, far-reaching tool available to ensure people with low incomes \u2014 regardless of their background \u2014 can purchase healthy food,\u201d said the spokesperson. \u201cUSDA remains dedicated to continually improving SNAP, ensuring it effectively serves the 42 million people who rely on SNAP benefits to put food on their tables.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f3db5c9e5eb\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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According to an analysis by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.illinoispolicy.org\/nearly-2-million-illinoisans-get-food-benefits-up-13-5-since-2019\/#:~:text=Nearly%202%20million%20Illinoisans%20%E2%80%93%20or,Illinoisans%20received%20federal%20food%20help.\">Illinois Policy Institute<\/a>, a nonprofit research organization, this is an increase of over 13.5% from five years prior.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_69f3db5c9fc3b\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element vc_separator-has-text\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><h4 id=\"read-more-of-our-coverage-2\">Read More of Our Coverage<\/h4><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts-container pk-inline-posts-template-list\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-columns=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-19946\" class=\"post-19946 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-resources tag-pantryguide2023\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay pk-overlay-ratio pk-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2023\/10\/17\/how-to-access-free-food-in-chicago\/\" class=\"pk-overlay-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FoodDistrabutionNeeds05-_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pk-thumbnail size-pk-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"pk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2023\/10\/17\/how-to-access-free-food-in-chicago\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Where to get free food by neighborhood in Chicago<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-author meta-author\"><span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/author\/katrina\/\" title=\"View all posts by Katrina Pham\">Katrina Pham<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-date meta-date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2023\/10\/17\/how-to-access-free-food-in-chicago\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">octubre 17, 2023<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-outer -->\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>In the face of high food costs, local nonprofits are stepping in to help fill these gaps in food access. In DuPage County, Cristobal Cavazos helps about 12 families receive $50 for groceries or prepurchased food weekly through Immigrant Solidarity Dupage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou see that the brochures of DuPage with golf courses, high-rise hotels in Oakbrook, and the mall, but the reality here is much different here on the ground,\u201d said Cavazos, executive director at Immigration Solidarity Dupage.<\/p>\n<p>While Immigrant Solidarity DuPage and other organizations are helping families facing unprecedented events like health issues, evictions and other issues, Cavazos said, the county should intervene. \u201c[The county] is not sharing its wealth with its own workers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>DuPage County did not respond to Borderless Magazine\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Karina pointed out that while her income hasn\u2019t increased, the cost of groceries has, making it challenging to stick to her grocery budget. She said the amount she receives through SNAP has not changed since she first applied two years ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024_12_12_SNAP_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024_12_12_SNAP_02.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024_12_12_SNAP_02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024_12_12_SNAP_02-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024_12_12_SNAP_02-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024_12_12_SNAP_02-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024_12_12_SNAP_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024_12_12_SNAP_02-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024_12_12_SNAP_02-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024_12_12_SNAP_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024_12_12_SNAP_02-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024_12_12_SNAP_02-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024_12_12_SNAP_02-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Groceries purchased by Karina with her SNAP benefits from her local grocery store in Kane County.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Oscar Gomez\/Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>Every month, she receives about $450 in SNAP benefits, which used to last her about three weeks. Over the last year, it\u2019s only covered about two weeks&#8217; worth of groceries, even after cutting back on her grocery list. She estimates she\u2019d need at least $800 monthly to cover grocery costs for her family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re all seeing this increase in food prices, so I thought [SNAP benefits] would also increase,\u201d Karina said.<\/p>\n<p>They did not, so until it does, she said she will continue to get creative with recipes and rethink the more elaborate breakfasts she likes to make her kids on the weekends. \u201cIt\u2019s just too expensive,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><i>To learn more about how to apply for SNAP and other food benefit programs, <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2023\/10\/17\/how-to-apply-for-federal-aid-for-food-in-chicago\/\"><i>click here<\/i><\/a><i>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" 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