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Food Stamps

by Stephanie

Maybe this is a strange place to comment on this, but the US Census Dept. released a press release about food stamps. Did you know that this week marks the anniversary of the creation of the food stamp? I think “stamping” out hunger is worth a nod. And it’s worth noting the stats:

This week in 1959, Congress officially recognized the need to help some Americans achieve minimum levels of nutrition, passing a bill which authorized food stamps for those with low incomes. Today, there are nearly 26 million Americans receiving food stamps. The average value of the coupons they receive each month is almost $93, and the total cost of the federal program is some $29 billion a year. Texas has the largest number of food stamp recipients, followed by California, New York, Florida and Illinois. It’s estimated that some 13.5 million households across the nation cannot count on a regular supply of food. You can find these and
more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau on the Web at http://www.census.gov.


Posted in Announcements on September 10th, 2007

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  1. JJ Says:
    September 11th, 2007 at 3:24 pm

    Vegetable seeds can be bought with food stamps at Walmart. Not sure about other places that sell seeds.

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