America Is Being Harmed
America Is Being Harmed: What is Happening, How You Can Give Support to Those Harmed, and How to Take Action
· Current actions and policies of our government are harming the people of the United States of America.
· Actions and policies are reducing or cutting funds provided to federal, state, and local agencies, organizations, and departments that help people.
· Federal workers who provide an array of critical services to the people of our country are being indiscriminately fired.
· Actions must be taken by ordinary Americans to stop these harmful actions and policies.
SammySocks Etc. was created to help our son, Samuel, be independent, have a safe place to work, and to help other adults with differing abilities. Samuel passed away in February of 2024 at the age of 26. SammySocks Etc. continues on with this mission and vision of helping other adults with differing abilities.
Integral to our mission and vision, SammySocks Etc. donates 5% of its earnings to United Partners of Pflugerville, Texas. UP is an organization that allows adults with differing abilities to come and spend the day to learn, work, and live as a community. SammySocks Etc. donates one pair of socks for every $25 purchased through our website to the Hope Alliance of Round Rock, Texas. The Hope Alliance is a resource center and emergency shelter for those affected by family and sexual violence.
However, as a result of many current harmful actions and policies of our government , SammySocks Etc. would like to make the following an additional part of its mission and vision:
+ inform people what is happening in this country as a result of the current government’s actions and policies;
+ give people a chance to show their support in specific ways to help organizations and people harmed by the actions and policies of our current government;
+ let people know how they can take action to help those affected by our current government and to get our current government to stop.
This has three components:
1. Be Informed – Each month we will inform people about one specific action or policy that our current government has conducted or is contemplating conducting that will harm the American people.
2. Give Support – Each month we will tell people how they can help give support to an organization harmed by the current government through the purchase of products from SammySocks Etc. and the subsequent donation of 20% of sales to a specific organization harmed by the current government.
3. Take Action – Each month we will let people know what they can do to help change what the current government is doing to harm the American people.
Stay tuned to this website. We will update information through our Facebook posts, Instagram posts, and our website’s newsletter.
April 2025
Our Message
1. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as just recently cut over 1 billion dollars in funding for the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program and the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program for 2025 aimed at helping schools and food banks purchase from local farmers.
2. The Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program for 2025 is designed to help schools and food banks purchase from local farmers. The Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program purchases food from local farmers and suppliers to help food banks.
3. Both of these programs benefit farmers as well as provide food for school children, childcare children, and families in underserved communities. Why would anyone agree to cut any funding for these programs? How is the funding for these vital programs no longer one that “effectuates federal agency priorities”? How is the feeding of children and families in underserved communities and helping local farmers with additional sources of income no longer a federal priority?
4. These programs need to be extended to cover more people and the funding needs to be increased.
Give Support
SammySocks Etc. will donate 20% of all sales during the month of April 2025 to the Central Texas Food Bank. 20% of your purchase will go toward helping feed people in 21 Central Texas counties affecting over 60,000 people every week. The USDA cuts will affect the Central Texas Food Bank’s ability to obtain food and serve those in need. Your purchase will help offset the costs of filling this need.
Take Action
1. Donate directly to your local food bank.
2. Volunteer at your local food bank.
3. Contact (visit, call, email, text, and/or write letters) your local officials in your city, county, state, and federal government. Let them know that they need to step up and support local, county, state, and national food banks. You can find who your elected officials are at this website: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials.
4. Specifically contact your federal elected officials (congressmen or congresswomen and senators) to let them know that you do not support the cuts to these federal programs that supply food to schools and food banks.
