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College Graduates Dependent On Food Stamps Are On the Risenew
One percent of food stamp recipients have a graduate degree, a number that's tripled since 2007.
The Texas Observer |
Sarah Angle |
02-19-2013 |
Poverty
Tags: Food Stamps
More on their platenew
Care and Share expands its influence by leading people through the food-stamp maze.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
04-05-2012 |
Features
Growing Hungrynew
With more than 1 in 10 on food stamps, demand for assistance looks more insatiable than ever.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
01-20-2012 |
Poverty
Tags: Poverty, food stamps
Will a Food-Stamp Program Overhaul Bring a Change In Attitudes?new
Some worry that inadequate staffing, combined with a fixation on fraud and a fundamental misunderstanding of clients' needs, will continue to undermine how the federally funded program is run locally.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
04-29-2009 |
Policy Issues
Food Prices are Going Up, but Food Stamp Allowances Aren'tnew
There hasn't been a major revision of food stamp regulations since 2002. Philadelphians on food stamps continue to wait for any action, and improvise.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
05-13-2008 |
Economy
With Prices Up and Employment Down, Food Pantries Get More Visitsnew
There has been a 5 percent increase in the number of food-stamp recipients in Tennessee this year, and more than twice as many Memphians are visiting the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association to pick up food vouchers that entitle them to get a five-day supply of groceries four times a year from one of the group's food pantries.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
05-09-2008 |
Economy
