On behalf of Governor Jeff Landry, the Secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services provided the following reason for denying food advantages. “First and foremost, every child deserves a safe home, and families deserve a path to self-sufficiency,” David Matlock said in a statement. “Focusing on this mission, without adding piecemeal programs that come with more strings attached than long-term solutions, will have the greatest impact on the children and families we serve.”
Here are some questions hungry kids might ask Landry:
1. My parents work, however it continues to be difficult for them to pay rent and other expenses. Are you constructing reasonably priced housing? When do you think that we will move there?
2. My mother is a single mother. He works full time. Can you increase her salary?
3. My mother is disabled. He cannot work now. Can you increase my mother’s disability advantages?
4. My mother works two jobs and we still have problems. Do you might have to have three jobs to be self-sufficient?
5. My mother works in a restaurant. Do you go to restaurants? Do other people like my mother have hungry children? Can you help them?
6. If part of your mission makes me hungry, do you think that you would complete it really quickly?
7. How long does the long-term solution last?
8. Some people pray for strength not to stay indifferent. Do you pray about it?
LAURIE PELLER
