WPA stamp dedication ceremony Tuesday at Wallace Center – Poughkeepsie Journal

Prolonged shutdown would threaten food stamps, school lunchesVentura County StarSACRAMENTO — Most programs run by California using federal dollars will be unaffected by a U.S. government shutdown, but if the funding stalemate drags into November, money for food stamps and reduced-lunch programs for schoolchildren could be … More: continued here

New FRAC Report Measures SNAP/Food Stamp Participation in 22 Large US CitiesDocutickerThe number of SNAP/Food Stamp participants in American cities increased an average of 18.6 percent from May 2009 to May 2010, according to a new survey of … More: continued here

UPDATED: Foxborough Charter School Stamp Project Honors Holocaust VictimsPatch.comBy Michael Gelbwasser Foxborough Regional Charter School English/language arts teacher Charlotte Sheer seeks parents to count stamps — which have filled gallon-sized Ziploc containers. At this school, a postage stamp symbolizes one of the 11 million …and more » More: continued here

Miami New Times Food Stamp FrustrationsWCTV, FL –5 hours ago1.8 million Floridians are now receiving food stamps, that’s about one out of every 10. The state’s food stamp hotline has been slammed with more than 3 …Florida Leads Nation In Food Stamp RequestsWFtv.com1 in 10 Floridians Now on Food StampsWOKVFood stampsWJHG-TVMiami New Times – The News-Pressall 11 news…

Hoosier Ag Today Disaster aid, food stamps hold up farm billDesMoinesRegister.com, IA –5 hours ago“Many low-income families really aren’t getting the same food stamp value they were getting a year ago or two years ago,” Harkin said. …A 48-hour farm bill?Agriculture OnlineFarm bill still awaits final funding dealBrownfieldLawmakers Differ on Farm Bill FinancingCQPolitics.comReuters – Reutersall 10 news articles…

UPTOWN Magazine Cory Booker Will Live On Food Stamps Starting TuesdayUPTOWN MagazineNewark Mayor Cory Booker will make good on his promise to live off food stamps for a whole week starting Tuesday. Being limited to just $4 a day, Booker and a Twitter follower by the name of (at) MWadeNC will depend on government assistance…