WTXL ABC 27 Valdosta mother struggling after being forced to wait for food stampsWTXL ABC 27VALDOSTA, Ga. (WTXL) – A Valdosta mother says she and her two-year-old daughter are struggling to feed themselves as they wait on food stamps that are several days overdue. Donitra Mathis reached out to WTXL after she says the Georgia…
WSB Atlanta GEORGIA FOOD STAMPS: If you lost food during Hurricane Irma …WSB AtlantaSNAP benefits have been issued for recipients in 69 Georgia counties who lost food during power outages caused by Hurricane Irma.Community Voices: Cuts to food assistance programs could affect 120000 MinnesotansTwin Cities Daily PlanetAs Food Insecurity Grows After Irma, Gov't Approves Disaster…
WSB Atlanta If you lost food during Irma power outages, SNAP benefits may replace itWSB AtlantaATLANTA – Benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program have been issued for recipients in 69 Georgia counties who lost food during power outages caused by Hurricane Irma. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service, …Community Voices: Cuts to…
Dayton Daily News Dayton clerk hit with slushy after man can't buy gas with food stampsDayton Daily NewsA clerk at the Speedway gas station near the University of Dayton was hit with a slushy in the face after telling a customer he could not use his food stamp card to buy gas. A male customer…
Poverty and food stampsThe SignalFood stamps and poverty are sorrowful topics to write about because I learned that Texas is an inconsiderate state, and due to that millions of people are affected. Poverty can be condensed vastly if Texas paid its workers more; out of every state … More: continued here
Monday Morning Brief | All about stamp designs: winners, glowing eyes, and a lawsuitLinn’s Stamp NewsThis week's Monday Morning Brief is all about stamp designs: a winning design, hidden designs, and a design mistake that launched a lawsuit. First up is the winning design. On September 16, Bob Hautman's acrylic painting of two mallards won…
Advocates For Poor Communities Worry Tennesseans On Food Stamps Won't Be Able To Find JobsWPLNUnemployment in Tennessee stands at record lows, but some advocates for the poor nonetheless worry about how plans to reinstate the work requirement for food stamps will play out. Their fear is that, in many parts of Tennessee, the jobs just…
Linn’s Stamp News Contestants tackle 'Jeopardy!' stamp categoryLinn’s Stamp NewsThe popular syndicated television game show Jeopardy! returned to the subject of stamps in a category on the Sept. 18 episode. The category titled “Stamping Philately” appeared in the first Jeopardy round. Following the familiar answer-and-question … More: continued here
First American Children's Book With Black Protagonist To Be Honored With USPS StampsNews OneIn October, as part of its “Forever” series, the United States Postal Service will debut four new stamps that pay homage to the pivotal 1962 children's book “The Snowy Day,” reports the New York Times. Peter, the first black protagonist of a…
PBS NewsHour Study suggests when mobile markets take wireless food stamps, more people buy healthy foodPBS NewsHourMore people in poor neighborhoods purchased healthy food when mobile food markets used wireless banking machines to accept food stamps, according to a new study released by New York University. Mobile markets are often used in food deserts to ……