Food assistance available for SNAP households – Norwich Bulletin

Food assistance available for SNAP householdsNorwich BulletinThe US Department of Agriculture has approved $13 million in replacement benefits for state households enrolled in SNAP, a supplemental nutrition program, formerly food stamps. The one-time boost will equal 25 percent of the August allocation, …SNAP Challenge: Day 1Patch.comFood Assistance Recipients Helped on …

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Many older adults scramble to pay for food – USA Today

USA Today Many older adults scramble to pay for foodUSA TodayBy John Partipilo, The (Nashville) Tennessean Unemployed Therese Marrs, 56, relies on a food bank and food stamps to survive. By John Partipilo, The (Nashville) Tennessean Unemployed Therese Marrs, 56, relies on a food bank and food stamps to survive. …

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Trial to Start in Bid to Close US Nuclear Plant – WNCT

Trial to Start in Bid to Close US Nuclear PlantWNCTOn Monday morning, in a stately federal courtroom upstairs from a US Post Office in a town still recovering from the floods two weeks ago of Hurricane Irene's remnants a high-powered Entergy Corp. legal team will square off against the Vermont …

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