Food stamp use indicates bigger economic issuesEast Valley Tribune, AZ –5 minutes agoUse of food stamps (in their 21st century form of EBT cards) has soared by 15 percent in Maricopa County over the past year. … More: continued here
International Festival brings sights, tastes of faraway places to Columbia It has been 10 years since Taknocka Sam moved to Columbia. She has never stopped missing the sights, smells and tastes from her childhood growing up in a U.S. military family living in Germany, Spain, France, Austria and Canada. On Sunday she was able to…
More than 100 people attended the stamp exhibit held in downtown Alexander City Saturday. The exhibit was held to showcase old and new stamps, and to create an interest in the hobby of stamp collecting. More: continued here
Demand for food stamps, pantry aid acceleratesTrading Markets (press release), CA –5 minutes agoI have to pay my bills," said McGregor, 56, of Crafton, one of a growing number of Pennsylvanians turning to food stamps to help fill their pantries. … More: continued here
More proof of stark povertyWorkers World –29 minutes agoThese statistics have to do with food stamps. You have to be desperately poor to qualify for food stamps. You have to prove that without them, you’d be more … More: continued here
Food pantry seeing increase in food stamp usageRockford Register Star, IL –4 minutes agoMore Americans — some 28 million — are expected to turn to food stamps in the next year than at any time since the program was established in the 1960s. … More: continued here
Access to Food StampsNew York Times, United States –34 minutes ago“As Jobs Vanish and Prices Rise, Food Stamp Use Nears Record” (front page, March 31) correctly notes recent increases in food stamp enrollment in New York … More: continued here
Demand for food stamps, pantry aid acceleratesPittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA –1 hour agoI have to pay my bills," said McGregor, 56, of Crafton, one of a growing number of Pennsylvanians turning to food stamps to help fill their pantries. …Bay Area food stamp program sees rise in enrollmentThe Argusall 11 news articles More: continued here
New York Times Stamp price to be 42 centsStaten Island Advance – SILive.com, NY –5 hours agoBut Islanders can avoid paying the extra cent every time they mail letters by stocking up on the Postal Service's Forever stamp at the current 41-cent cost. …Postal Service Again Vexes Penny PinchersNew York Timesall 2 news articles More: continued here
Pregnant, jobless and faced with rising food costs, Paula Arndt says that food stamps have never seemed so valuable. Her $162 monthly allotment doesn’t stretch very far, especially given the spike in costs at the grocery store. More: continued here