Stimulus package for food stamps expires this monthWMC-TV(WMC-TV) – Mid-South families are about to see a decrease in food stamp money. A stimulus package from 2009 that boosted SNAP benefits expires at the end of this month. Families that depend on and use food stamps or the SNAP program to buy groceries …and more » More: continued…
Al Jazeera America McDonald's advises own employee to apply for food stampsAl Jazeera America… and their employers over low wages and benefits was ratcheted up a notch, this week, with the leak of a phone conversation from a McDonald's employee helpline in which a longtime employee was advised to go on food stamps in order…
De'Keither StampsJackson Free PressWhen the Jackson Free Press first met De'Keither Stamps, he invited reporters to his home to talk about the issues facing Jackson and his candidacy for the Ward 4 seat on the Jackson City Council. You can tell so much about a person by his home, and … More: continued here
Kansas City Star BuzzChatter Friday: Nixon backs plan to limit food stampsKansas City Star“Although the state's overall economy is on the upswing, thousands of individual Missourians are still struggling with the effects of the recession. The proposal to prematurely tighten food stamp eligibility was the wrong move at the wrong time, and …Facing in-party fury,…
Bloomberg Where Does All That Food-Stamp Money Go?BloombergMany Americans have their doubts about food stamps — the benefits are a burden on taxpayers, they breed dependency and lack of controls encourages fraud, just to name a few of the complaints. Too bad the federal government is acting as if there really …What an 81% Increase…
Food Stamp Decrease Set For November 🙁Huffington PostWASHINGTON — Next month food stamp benefits will automatically shrink for all 47 million Americans enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Pamela Gwynn of Crawfordsville, Ind., heard about the cut in a letter from the Indiana Family …and more » More: continued here
McDonald's helps workers get food stampsCNNMoneyMcDonald's workers should have no problem qualifying for government programs like food stamps and heating assistance. The hamburger chain pretty much admits that in a call made by a worker to "McResources"– a helpline set up for its workers. More: continued here
The $5 billion cut next will hurt millions of families right before Thanksgiving. More: continued here
Cut to food stamps coming next FridayCNNFood stamp benefits will be cut, starting next Friday. The cuts, totaling $5 billion, will mean less money for groceries for millions of people who rely on food stamps. It's a tough time to have less food on the table, just a few weeks before the start … More:…
Food stamp benefits will be cut, starting next Friday. More: continued here