Barb Kalbach is a fourth-generation family farmer and registered nurse, who is board president of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CC() Action Fund, part of the People's Action national network of grassroots groups.
New tracking finds SNAP enrollment has fallen by more than 4.5 million people since July 2025, and analysts warn states could soon owe roughly $9 billion a year.
That stretch of roughly 85 miles, widely known as "Cancer Alley," is home to dozens of refineries and chemical plants and to many predominantly Black communities.