Here’s some good news for conservative Christians who like to watch children starve.
Even though Oklahoma is home to over 500,000 poor kids who deal with “food insecurity,” Governor Kevin Stitt recently declined to enroll our state in a federal program that would provide $40 per month to lower-income families to buy groceries, because you know, Joe Biden.
Here are details via The Oklahoman:
Despite one of every five Oklahoma children living through food insecurity, the state won't participate in a new federal summer food program for children.
Gov. Kevin Stitt's office cited uncertainty about how the federal government will administer the program.
The Summer EBT program would have doled out $40 per month this summer for children who get free or reduced price meals during the school year. Families would be able to purchase groceries using an electronic benefits transfer, or EBT card. It's similar to the pandemic-era children's food program that recently expired, which gave eligible families $120 per child to buy food during summer months.
As we all know, Kevin Stitt is a hard-core Evangelical conservative who aspires to live a Christ-like life, so we can’t really blame him for turning down federal funding to feed hungry children.
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