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• Author: Carlos Rodriguez
• Posted: 2023-04-29

With unemployment rates still stuck above 3%, many are looking to government programs to get back on their feet. The most noticeable of these is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progra...

• Author: Olivia Thomas
• Posted: 2022-12-29

The Food Stamp Program is a program that provides assistance to low-income families. The program was established by President Lyndon Johnson in 1964 as part of his "War on Poverty." The USDA estimates that more tha...

• Author: Carlos Rodriguez
• Posted: 2023-04-08

Before you head to the grocery store, if your first step isn't writing down your list or even gathering up your coupons, you might be a part of a group of people that calls the digits on the backs of their EBT cards to see how much money the...

• Author: Carlos Rodriguez
• Posted: 2023-04-13

What is better than free food? Honestly, many of us get incredibly excited when we are offered food that is free. Thus, it is nice to have the opportunity to win some free food via sweepstakes and contests that we can enter online...

• Author: Olivia Thomas
• Posted: 2023-02-04

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is designed to make sure that people who have limited income are able to get the nutrition that they need. Low-income families, disabled people and the elderly are some of the people who receive SN...

• Author: Olivia Thomas
• Posted: 2023-01-09

Getting a good meal without emptying your pockets is sometimes necessary. Whether you're trying to make your budget stretch to payday, or just in need of a splurge to brighten a rough week, everyone can appreciate free food. If you or a frie...

• Author: Emily Chang
• Posted: 2023-01-12

Food is one of the biggest items in any working weekly budget. Many people will spend upwards of several hundred dollars each week just feeding themselves and their families. Because food costs can be so high, people look for ways to decrease the amo...

• Author: Olivia Thomas
• Posted: 2023-02-09

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is also known as food stamps. This is a program that works with state and local agencies to help prevent domestic hunger. There are millions of people who meet the income eligibility req...

• Author: Michael Nguyen
• Posted: 2023-01-22

Food assistance programs have a long history in the United States going back to 1939 with the creation of the FSP program in New York. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP began in 19...

• Author: Olivia Thomas
• Posted: 2023-02-15

You're barely making ends meet; in fact, most of the time you aren't. The rent has to get paid to keep a roof over your head, and you really need to keep the electricity going. Phone and internet? They seem like a luxury and they are ...