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Government officials say more people are applying for and receiving food stamps in Maine, bringing the state’ enrollment in the federal program to 176,000 people. More: continued here

Struggling with rising prices and a stalled economy, growing numbers of Bay Area families are turning to food stamps. More: continued here

Food stamps assist struggling families: Voucher program sees jump …Trading Markets (press release), CA –4 minutes agoLast year, Contra Costa County approved 18 percent more applications for food stamps than in 2006. In January alone, the county approved 1105 applications … More: continued here

According to the Michigan League for Human Services, the number of food stamp recipients has increased across the state by almost 5%. More: continued here

More than fifteen thousand people have applied for food stamps in Maine just since January… state’ enrollment in the federal program to 176,000 people. More: continued here

The Grand Rapids Press – MLive.com More people using food stamps in West MichiganWOOD-TV, MI –1 hour ago"You get your food stamps for the month, and that has to last you for the month. With a 4-and-a-half month old daughter, you're constantly worrying how am I …Dwindling donations, rising costs hurt food banksThe Grand Rapids Press –…

Bay Area food stamp program sees rise in enrollmentInside Bay Area, CA –11 minutes agoBy Sara Steffens, STAFF WRITER Struggling with rising prices and a stalled economy, growing numbers of Bay Area families are turning to food stamps. … More: continued here

Food stamp applications rising rapidlyTrading Markets (press release), CA –5 minutes agoLast year, Contra Costa County approved 18 percent more applications for food stamps than in 2006. In January alone, the county approved 1105 applications … 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. An American Farm Bureau Federation survey in February found that the total cost of 16 basic grocery items…

The tough economy is making things even tougher for those who are already stretching every penny. More: continued here