Ore. food stamps demand up, expected to increase

  PORTLAND, Ore. — Demand for food stamps is up in Oregon, and is expected to keep increasing. The Oregon Department of Human Services said more than 700,000 Oregonians received food stamps in May, a 17 percent increase from last year. But it has jumped 46 percent since July 2008 at the beginning of the recession. The food stamps program is now called the supplemental nutrition assistance …

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