More than 350000 Pa. seniors take advantage of streamlined food-stamp application – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

MyFox Tampa Bay More Floridians get food stampsPensacola News Journal, FLTALLAHASSEE — Floridians are applying for food stamps at record-breaking rates, and the Department of Children and Families needs more money for more workers to keep up with the pace. "These are people who have never been on benefits before," DCF …Food stamp need soars in…

Special Stamp Issue – "Redevelopment of Old Areas"7thSpace Interactive (press release)Hong Kong (HKSAR) – Hongkong Post today (November 1) announced that a set of four special stamps on the theme "Redevelopment of Old Areas" will be released … More: continued here

FRANKLIN People who need food stamps can get help through a program at ShopRite of Franklin held in the parking lot on Tuesday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More: continued here

MN food stamp use up to record highKAREPAUL, Minn– New numbers show food stamp use is at an all time high. Nearly 46 million Americans depend on the federal assistance program to buy groceries. In Minnesota the number is also at a record high. More than 500000 people rely on the program …and more » More:…

Farm Bill a Boon to Agriculture, a Bust for Food StampsSanta Barbara IndependentLast November, all 17,000 households (30,000 individuals) on food stamps in the county — 60 percent are children — received $18 less each month because the 2008 federal stimulus package ended. The average Santa Barbara household receives $336 … More: continued here

Food-stamp participation up, but county still ranks lowSan Diego Union TribuneSocial workers across San Diego County are signing up more people for food stamps, but the region still ranks last among two dozen major … More: continued here