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Food stamp enrollment surges in Hawaii, with 9% now getting aid
Honolulu Advertiser Statewide participation in the food stamp program increased by 25 percent — with more than 23000 additional residents enrolled — over the … |
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Tallahassee: Food stamp needs growSun-Sentinel.com, FLAs the economy tanks, the number of families relying on food stamps for their next meal is rising nationally. Florida has seen the biggest jump, with a 29 percent increase. More than 408835 new recipients were added to Florida's list in the past year, … More: continued here
CoinNews.net 2017 Stamp and Coin Cover Celebrates Trans-Australian RailwayCoinNews.netThe new product for collectors, called the Trans-Australian Railway 2017 Stamp and Coin Cover, includes two $1 stamps and an aluminum bronze $1 coin. Each coin is housed in an illustrated card and presented in an envelope featuring photographic … More: continued here
Nigeria: EFCC, NIPOST Launch Anti Corruption StampsAllAfrica.com, Washington –20 minutes agoThe stamps which are in N20, N50, and N100 denominations were launched at the fifth anniversary of EFCC which was held in Abuja last Thursday. … More: continued here
Miss., Ark., among states reducing food stampsMemphis Commercial AppealIn metropolitan Memphis, annual food stamp use by 2014 had nearly doubled to $522.4 million from $281.1 million in 2007, the year before the financial meltdown triggered the recession, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported. More recent BEA data …and more » More: continued here
Neon Tommy Americans Suffer After Cuts To Food Stamp ProgramNeon TommyMore than 50 million Americans who receive food stamps are getting less as a temporary increase in benefits that was part of the federal stimulus package expired on November 1. The Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance program (SNAP), which provides … More: continued here
Charleston Post Courier South Carolina will require some adults to work to receive food stampsCharleston Post CourierThe South Carolina Department of Social Services will soon attach a work requirement to the food stamp program. Starting April 1, “able-bodied” adults between the ages of 18 and 50 who aren't raising children must show that they have…