Theft of our last crumb The federal government’s attempt to starve us and the emergency need for our own self-determined solutions

The author describes how the federal government is cutting SNAP benefits and other food assistance programs that already provided inadequate support under what she calls a "scarcity model. " She argues these programs, dating back to the New Deal era, were designed to give poor people the minimum necessary to survive rather than what they need to thrive, while historically excluding people of color, unmarried women, and other marginalized groups. In response to government failures that existed long before and worsened during COVID-19, POOR Magazine established Homefulness, a community-led initiative on purchased land that provides free food, diapers, and other essentials.