We first heard about Taquana Spicer last April. She has held a steady full time job for the past four years at Hearts to Nourish Hope, a nonprofit organization in Clayton County that receives food from the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Before obtaining her position, she was in a dire situation, living in a shelter with her three children. Food Stamps were critical for her at that time, and they still are today.

We invited Ms. Spicer to give testimony about her past and current situation at Senate Farm Bill Field Hearings held at the Food Bank. "I love my job. I feel so lucky to work where I do." said Ms. Spicer during her testimony. "We help older children who are at-risk, providing GED classes, counseling, help with homework and a place to go after school. I want to help them go about things in a different way than I did."

But even with a full-time job that she loves, Taquana Spicer does not make enough to pay all the bills and feed her family. "If my Food Stamps were cut, I wouldn't be able to pay some other bill, such as my lights, gas, or even rent," she said. "Food Stamps are so important for someone like me. I am very hopeful that one day I will no longer have to receive them. I have received my GED and I'm making plans to go to college. In the meantime, the help I receive from the Food Stamps Program will enable me to achieve my goals."

We are so grateful to Ms. Spicer for sharing her story, and we hope with all our hearts that she, and others like her, will continue to have access to Food Stamps as they strive to make a better life.