Five Things You Probably Don’t Know About Food Stamps

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• Feeding the Planet Without Destroying It The act of feeding 7 billion plus human beings already puts more stress on the planet than any other single activity, so we’re going to need to figure out a way to produce more food without further damaging the environment.
• The Ph.D. Now Comes With Food Stamps Thank you to Rachel Schneider at Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank for sharing this article.
• Welfare Limits Left Poor Adrift as Recession Hit Welfare Limits Left Poor Adrift as Recession Hit
• Jason DeParle: Welfare Overhaul's Impact On America's Poorest Welfare Overhaul’s Impact on America’s Poorest
• Co-op Connects Community to Local Food, Farms Harvest Co-Op Beaver Falls is aiming to change the way local consumers shop and eat…by bringing food directly from area farms to tables.
• Second Chance Breakfast Popular with Students A new program called Second Chance Breakfast gives students the chance to have a later breakfast.
• Universal breakfast programs increase participation in Tennessee Blount Schools Pilot Universal Breakfast Program
• I'm on food stamps. Don't hate me for it.
• Pa.'s food stamp asset test will be easier than planned The state said Wednesday that it is easing limits of an asset test it plans to reinstate for Pennsylvanians receiving food stamps.
• Working Poor: Almost Half Of U.S. Households Live One Crisis From The Bread Line What does it mean to be poor?