MassLive.com SNAP system overhaul leads to fewer receiving food stamps, Western Mass …MassLive.comTAUNTON — When the state rolled out its new Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program case management system in Oct. 2014, it was touted as a way to match caseworkers with clients more quickly, a crucial step in getting food …
Read More »National Postal Museum showcases black history via stamps and mail – Los Angeles Times
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Read More »TONIGHT: Join our Food Stamps Town Hall – FOX 29
FOX 29 TONIGHT: Join our Food Stamps Town HallFOX 29News 4 San Antonio and Fox San Antonio are teaming up to bring you the Your Voice, Your Future Town Hall TONIGHT at 6:30pm regarding the Lone Star Card (or Food Stamps) program. Can can watch the live stream here… We …
Read More »USPS Releases Engraved Vintage Rose and Tulip Stamps – Sierra Sun Times
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Do you know the names of all our presidents? Can you place the presidents in the order that they served? Can you name the presidents born in Massachusetts? How many names of our first ladies do you know?You can find out all this and much more at the Spellman Museum …
Read More »US post offices selling Chinese New Year stamps – CCTV-America
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Read More »Springfield market owner denies cash-for-food stamps scheme – MassLive.com
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Read More »"All the blacks" in town have food stamps, says Mississippi Rep. (+video)
Rep. Gene Alday, Republican from Mississppi, has come under fire for racist remarks involving welfare. More: continued here
Read More »DFCS says it’s giving up on food stamp phone system – WXIA-TV
WXIA-TV DFCS says it's giving up on food stamp phone systemWXIA-TVThe stay at home mom says she applied for help through the state's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as food stamps, after her husband had a stroke. She received a letter in the mail alerting her to the date …
Read More »Beer Sales Spike As Food Stamps Hit – Wall Street Journal (blog)
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