The Cabarrus Compass

The Cabarrus Compass

Cabarrus residents rally as SNAP, WIC and Medicaid cuts threaten working families

Down Home Cabarrus members share personal stories of fear and resilience as benefit uncertainty grows amid state and federal gridlock.

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Chris Miller
Nov 04, 2025
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Thomas Monks and others highlighted the real-life impact of legislative inaction in Raleigh and Washington on working families. Photo credit: Chris Miller.

During an increasingly uncertain time — with full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits expired, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) funding expected to lapse by the end of November, and N.C. Medicaid reimbursement rates being reduced — several Cabarrus County residents gathered Monday to sound the alarm.

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