Steep Growth in Number of Children on Food Stamps – Nashville Public Radio
Steep Growth in Number of Children on Food StampsNashville Public RadioIn 1999, 235-thousand children in the state relied on food stamps, or SNAP, as the program is now known. The figure was up to nearly 414-thousand by 2008. Then the recession hit Tennessee in full force. In 2009 the overall number of households relying …More…