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Share your story: How is the loss of SNAP benefits affecting you?

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Share your story: How is the loss of SNAP benefits affecting you?

by Ginny Monk, CT Mirror
November 24, 2025

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Ginny MonkHousing & Children's Issues Reporter

gmonk@ctmirror.org

Ginny, winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting, is a member of CT Mirror’s investigative team and previously served as the outlet's housing and children’s issues reporter. Ginny grew up in Arkansas and graduated from the University of Arkansas’ Lemke School of Journalism in 2017. She began her career at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette where she covered housing, homelessness, juvenile justice, and investigations. Along the way Ginny was awarded a 2019 Data Fellowship through the Annenberg Center for Health Journalism at the University of Southern California. She moved to Connecticut in 2021 and covered housing for Hearst CT.

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