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Food Stamp Program

As COBRA Subsidies Expire, Unemployed Fear High Insurance Costs

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 12.02.2009 | Impact

Read More: Food Stamps, Food Stamp Use, Soonercare, Janice Houston, Bearing Witness, Nicole Chabat, Cobra, Unemployment, Uninsured, Food Stamp Program, Mark Lunsford, Cobra Health Insurance, Families USA, Linda Cossins, Bearing Witness 2.0, Tracy Hardy, Cobra Subsidies, Netcare, Jim Kvek, Health Care, Main Line, Impact News

As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up compelling local stories about the victims of the recession. Federal...

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Let's Get Serious About America's Hunger Crisis

Gordon Campbell | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Hunger, Food Stamp Program, Charity, Food Stamps, Nonprofits, Non-Profits, United Way, Food, New York News
Gordon Campbell

Forty-nine million Americans do not have dependable access to adequate food. That's nearly 15 percent who struggle to get enough to eat, up from 11 percent a year earlier.

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The Positive Economics of Food Stamps

Don McNay | Posted 04.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Bookmaker, Welfare, Wall Street Bailout, Food Stamps, Economy, Gambler, Cincinnati, Main Street, Aig, Don McNay, Stimulus, Bookies, Merrill Lynch, Food Stamp Program, Bailout, Grocery Stores, Kentucky, Food, Economic Stimulus, Personal Finance, Citigroup, Business News
Don McNay

A program that gives back $1.73 for every dollar spent is a better return than Wall Street is offering.

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Governor Jindal, Governor Sanford... Mayor Bloomberg?

Betsy Gotbaum | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Betsy Gotbaum, Albany, Obama Stimulus Plan, Food Stamp Program, Governor David Paterson, Wall Street, Food Stamps, Mayor Bloomberg, David Paterson, New York State, New York State Governor, Michael Bloomberg, Public Advocate, Public Advocates, Gotbaum, Politics News
Betsy Gotbaum

Mayor Bloomberg refuses to extend federally funded benefits to hungry, out-of-work New Yorkers while they look for jobs. Though with his friends in the financial sector, he isn't so strict.

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Report: Record Number Of Americans Using Food Stamps

Reuters | Roberta Rampton | Posted 01.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Food, Food Stamp Program, Food Stamps, Food Prices, Business News

Food stamps, the main U.S. antihunger program which helps the needy buy food, set a record in September as more than 31.5 million Americans used the p...

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Voter Fraud and Food Stamps Fraud: Two Favorite Conservative Myths

Joel Berg | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: The Poor, Welfare, Food Stamp Program, Food Stamps, Michael Bloomberg, Poor, Helping the Poor, Politics News
Joel Berg

Federal law, as well as extra rules piled on by states, counties, and cities, often make the process of applying for foods stamps a Kafka-esque nightmare.

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Food Stamp Participation Increases As Economy Slows

Washington Post | Michael E. Ruane | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Food Stamp Participation, US Economy, Food Stamp Program, Food Stamps, Politics News

Almost a million more people participated in the federal government's food stamp program for the needy between April and July, according to the U.S. D...

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