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In Florida, A Food-Stamp Recruiter Deals With Wrenching Choices

Florida Food Stamp Recruiter Deals With Wrenching Choices
Janie Campbell
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Fort Pierce, FL - APRIL 14: Lonnie Briglia, 60, paused to compose himself as he told of the losing battle with the bank to save the family home.'It's like life is a big donut and I fell through the hole,' he said. He's inside the small trailer he bought for $750.00 after losing the family home to foreclosure. He's been on the fence about whether he would take part in the SNAP program but said might do it if desperate. Many low-income seniors qualify to participate in the S.N.A.P. (food stamps) program but do not receive the benefit, often because they are too proud or unaware of it. Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Fort Pierce, FL - APRIL 14: Lonnie Briglia, 60, paused to compose himself as he told of the losing battle with the bank to save the family home.'It's like life is a big donut and I fell through the hole,' he said. He's inside the small trailer he bought for $750.00 after losing the family home to foreclosure. He's been on the fence about whether he would take part in the SNAP program but said might do it if desperate. Many low-income seniors qualify to participate in the S.N.A.P. (food stamps) program but do not receive the benefit, often because they are too proud or unaware of it. Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images

FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- A good recruiter needs to be liked, so Dillie Nerios filled gift bags with dog toys for the dog people and cat food for the cat people. She packed crates of cookies, croissants, vegetables and fresh fruit. She curled her hair and painted her nails fluorescent pink.

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