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What food should food stamps buy?
East Oregonian Some go even farther and suggest that other items of dubious nutritional value, such as candy and processed foods, should not be purchased with food stamps. … |
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Number of Americans Receiving Food Stamps Hits New HightheTrumpet.comThanks to the Obama administration's drive to get more citizens enrolled, more Americans are receiving food stamps now than ever before. On Friday, the United States Department of Agriculture (usda) released new statistics showing that throughout 2012, … More: continued here
FRANKLIN, Mass.Diana Bardsley wiped tears from her eyes as she recalled taking food off her plate to feed her beloved spaniel Hunter and two Siamese cats.Her greatest fear: that she could be forced to surrender the animals as she struggled to stretch her food stamps and Social Security income to meet the escalating cost of…
Greene County Job and Family Services to replace food stampsXenia Gazette, OH –22 minutes agoThe Greene County Department of Job and Family Services is accepting applications to replace spoiled food that was purchased with Food Stamps. … 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…
Newly proposed legislation in Congress would ban recipients of food stamps from buying junk food. More: continued here
Nearly one in five Alabama residents is getting food stamps, and the number is growing again after declining for a few months. More: continued here