In addition, the video takes a look at how grocery stores are hit the hardest at the first of the month, due to the fact that Oklahoma EBT cards are filled at that time - this is why Oklahoma food stamps will undergo a major recipient date change, starting April, 1, 2011.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Oklahoma Food Stamp Recipients Hits All-Time High
This CBS News video takes a hard-hitting look at how one Oklahoma family has to rely on food stamps, but they are still left with empty cupboards at the end of the month - the father, the head of the household has been steadily looking for work since he lost his construction job. The family says food banks and food pantries help them to fill in the end of the month gap.
In addition, the video takes a look at how grocery stores are hit the hardest at the first of the month, due to the fact that Oklahoma EBT cards are filled at that time - this is why Oklahoma food stamps will undergo a major recipient date change, starting April, 1, 2011.
In addition, the video takes a look at how grocery stores are hit the hardest at the first of the month, due to the fact that Oklahoma EBT cards are filled at that time - this is why Oklahoma food stamps will undergo a major recipient date change, starting April, 1, 2011.
Oklahoma Food Stamps Date Changes
According to The Oklahoman, The Oklahoma Stated Department of Human Services has announced a change in the food stamp program (Oklahoma SNAP Benefits).
Traditionally, food stamps were issued on the first of the month, but now households will be divided into three different groups in order to receive their SNAP benefits.
If you receive Oklahoma food stamps, expect to get your EBT deposit on the first (1st), the fifth (5th) or the tenth (10th) of the month. The change will take effect starting April 1, 2011. I suspect you will be receiving a letter in the mail to tell you when you will get your benefits.
The Oklahoma Grocer's Association reported grocery stores have a hard time restocking shelves after the first of the month, so the state swooped in to help them out. Hopefully this change won't have a negative effect on food stamp recipients in the state.
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Oklahoma Food Stamp Date Changes - The Oklahoman, 27 February 2011
Traditionally, food stamps were issued on the first of the month, but now households will be divided into three different groups in order to receive their SNAP benefits.
If you receive Oklahoma food stamps, expect to get your EBT deposit on the first (1st), the fifth (5th) or the tenth (10th) of the month. The change will take effect starting April 1, 2011. I suspect you will be receiving a letter in the mail to tell you when you will get your benefits.
The Oklahoma Grocer's Association reported grocery stores have a hard time restocking shelves after the first of the month, so the state swooped in to help them out. Hopefully this change won't have a negative effect on food stamp recipients in the state.
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Oklahoma Food Stamp Date Changes - The Oklahoman, 27 February 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011
A Day in the Life of a Food Stamp Recipient...
In the Independent, Jamie Cragnoline tells the story of how she has had to rely on Maine Food Stamps to get her through each month. At first, she was embarrassed to use her EBT card because "welfare" (food stamps does not equal welfare) is a hotly debated issue in Maine.
She goes on to write about how grocers would look at her with pity in their eyes when she used food stamps to pay for her food. Cragnoline is an Americorp Vista, and she barely makes enough to live.
With 1 in 6 residents getting food stamps in Maine, I'd say that she has nothing to be embarrassed about, especially since she is working for peanuts for an organization that provides social services to so many needy U.S. citizens
If you would like to read the full story, click the link below:
What It's Like To Be On Food Stamps
She goes on to write about how grocers would look at her with pity in their eyes when she used food stamps to pay for her food. Cragnoline is an Americorp Vista, and she barely makes enough to live.
With 1 in 6 residents getting food stamps in Maine, I'd say that she has nothing to be embarrassed about, especially since she is working for peanuts for an organization that provides social services to so many needy U.S. citizens
If you would like to read the full story, click the link below:
What It's Like To Be On Food Stamps
Census Details Struggle: One in Eight Locally Received Food Stamps
WHEELING - According to The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register, One in eight Upper Ohio Valley households has utilized food stamps since 2005.
Another sign of the horrible economic climate is that fact that more than 7,000 Ohioans now "cohabitate" when they normally would not have done so.
A report from the U.S. Census Bureau reflects that Upper Valley Ohio area is in the midst of both an economic and cultural shift. The data are based on a survey mailed to about 3 million addresses between Jan. 1, 2005, and Dec. 31, 2009.
Food Stamps
According to the survey, there are 138,295 total households in the Upper Ohio Valley. Of these, an average of about 12.57 percent, or 17,000, received food stamps in Ohio in the past five years. The food stamp program is now officially known as the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP Benefits)
Read the rest of the story below:
Census Details Struggle: One in Eight Locally Received Food Stamps
Another sign of the horrible economic climate is that fact that more than 7,000 Ohioans now "cohabitate" when they normally would not have done so.
A report from the U.S. Census Bureau reflects that Upper Valley Ohio area is in the midst of both an economic and cultural shift. The data are based on a survey mailed to about 3 million addresses between Jan. 1, 2005, and Dec. 31, 2009.
Food Stamps
According to the survey, there are 138,295 total households in the Upper Ohio Valley. Of these, an average of about 12.57 percent, or 17,000, received food stamps in Ohio in the past five years. The food stamp program is now officially known as the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP Benefits)
Read the rest of the story below:
Census Details Struggle: One in Eight Locally Received Food Stamps
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
N.C. home to 1.5 million food stamp users
According to the Business Journal of the Greater Triad area, North Carolina food stamp recipients number approximately 1.5 million. That makes North Carolina the 10th highest state in the nation for people receiving SNAP benefits.
Overall, about 43.6 million people in america are using food stamps to supplement their income.
Click on the following link if you would like to Apply for Food Stamps in North Carolina.
You can read the source article in its entirety by clicking on the link below:
N. C. Home to 1.5 Million Food Stamp Users
Overall, about 43.6 million people in america are using food stamps to supplement their income.
Click on the following link if you would like to Apply for Food Stamps in North Carolina.
You can read the source article in its entirety by clicking on the link below:
N. C. Home to 1.5 Million Food Stamp Users
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