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CEDAR RAPIDS — This month, as many Americans prepare to talk about what they’re thankful for around the dinner table, Billy and Erin Hanover are having a conversation with their children about sacrifices.

While many of their neighbors in Cedar Rapids prepare their tables for the largest feast of the year, Thanksgiving is one of the last things on their minds.

For the last year, they have received a little over $200 at the beginning of each month from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to help feed their three adolescent children and their granddaughter, age 2. Their relatively small allowance typically helps them purchase more expensive groceries, like milk and meat.

But fo

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