# Episode #23: Understanding the Impact of Public Benefits

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Podcast: [Trust Talks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/trust-talks-3716028)
Published: 2025-12-01T13:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

When most people picture hunger in America, they think of food pantries. Yet for every meal a pantry provides, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – SNAP – quietly supplies nine more. Formerly known as food stamps, SNAP is the nation’s most effective anti-hunger initiative, helping more than 42 million Americans put food on the table each month. In Illinois alone, about 1.9 million people rely on SNAP, receiving an average monthly benefit of $192 per household. While designed to sup...

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