Rachel Cooper oversees health care policy for Every Texan. She joined Every Texan in 2012 with a focus on food and nutrition programs as well as obesity. Before joining Every Texan, she worked for the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) where she was in charge of research and data analysis and authored reports such as the School Breakfast Scorecard, Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation, and State of the States. Cooper also worked for the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), in their New York office, where she focused on helping families gain access to programs that provide work supports, such as tax credits, Medicaid, SCHIP, and food stamps. Cooper received her Masters in Human Development and Social Policy from Northwestern University.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) acts as a buffer against hunger for low-income working families, seniors, and people with disabilities by supplementing their food
View this testimony as a PDF here. Every Texan supports HB 1287 by Guillen, as it will reduce hunger in Texas by updating the state’s
Every Texan supports HB 1914 by Blanco as it will reduce hunger in Texas by updating the state’s outdated vehicle asset limits for the Supplemental
Every Texan supports HB 2641 by Rodriguez as it will reduce hunger in Texas by updating the state’s outdated vehicle asset limits for the Supplemental
Every Texan supports HB 1449 by Romero, Jr. as it aligns the cash and vehicle asset limits for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and
Every Texan supports HB 1230 by Ortega as it will reduce hunger in Texas by updating the state’s outdated vehicle asset limits for the Supplemental
Every Texan opposes HB 3425 by Slawson as it would further stigmatize the poorest Texans by imposing an unnecessary drug test on parents and grandparents
Every Texan supports HB 116 by Minjarez as it removes barriers to supplemental financial assistance for vulnerable children being raised by kin who are struggling
Every Texan supports HB 1353 by Ortega as it will reduce child hunger in Texas by ending the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) full
Every Texan supports HB 701 by Walle as it removes barriers to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for vulnerable senior citizens and the disabled
