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1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2Rising Prices Hit Home For Food Stamp Recipients
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/27/rising-prices-hit-home-for-food-stamp-recipients/
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/27/rising-prices-hit-home-for-food-stamp-recipients/#respondTue, 27 May 2008 12:27:12 +0000http://cityprosper.net/?p=419The Washington Post reports, “Christina Hall’s weekly grocery shopping ritual begins Thursday night in the kitchen of her cramped mobile home in Fairfax County, with the low hum of the refrigerator and the steady drip of the faucet in the background.”
]]>https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/27/rising-prices-hit-home-for-food-stamp-recipients/feed/0New breed of American emerges in need of food
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/19/new-breed-of-american-emerges-in-need-of-food/
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/19/new-breed-of-american-emerges-in-need-of-food/#respondMon, 19 May 2008 12:43:30 +0000http://cityprosper.net/?p=403USA Today reports, “Philomena Gist understands why it hurts so much to be on food stamps. After all, she’s got a master’s degree in psychology.”
]]>https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/19/new-breed-of-american-emerges-in-need-of-food/feed/0Groups Launch “Half in Ten” Anti-Poverty Campaign
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/15/groups-launch-half-in-ten-anti-poverty-campaign/
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/15/groups-launch-half-in-ten-anti-poverty-campaign/#respondThu, 15 May 2008 18:41:07 +0000http://cityprosper.net/?p=394CivilRights.org reports, “On May 13, four of the nation’s most prominent social justice organizations announced a new multi-year campaign to cut poverty in America in half in 10 years. The campaign, Half in Ten, will be chaired by former presidential nominee Sen. John Edwards, D. N.C.”
]]>https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/15/groups-launch-half-in-ten-anti-poverty-campaign/feed/0State Programs Add Safety Net for the Poorest
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/13/state-programs-add-safety-net-for-the-poorest/
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/13/state-programs-add-safety-net-for-the-poorest/#respondTue, 13 May 2008 12:37:26 +0000http://cityprosper.net/?p=372The New York Times reports, “At least a dozen states are giving monthly payments to low-income workers, hoping to keep them off welfare rolls.”
]]>https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/13/state-programs-add-safety-net-for-the-poorest/feed/0Soaring use of food stamps another sign of lean times
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/09/soaring-use-of-food-stamps-another-sign-of-lean-times/
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/09/soaring-use-of-food-stamps-another-sign-of-lean-times/#respondFri, 09 May 2008 12:54:15 +0000http://cityprosper.net/?p=371The Inquirer reports, “Food prices are up, food-bank supplies are down, and more people in the area are receiving food stamps than at any time in years.”
]]>https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/08/when-ends-dont-meet/feed/0Online directory helps needy locate region’s social services
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/07/online-directory-helps-needy-locate-regions-social-services/
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/07/online-directory-helps-needy-locate-regions-social-services/#respondWed, 07 May 2008 13:29:24 +0000http://cityprosper.net/?p=360The Daily News reports, “For Philadelphia-area residents in need of counseling, food assistance and other social services, help is now just a mouse-click away.”
]]>https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/07/online-directory-helps-needy-locate-regions-social-services/feed/0Razing Hell
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/07/razing-hell/
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/07/razing-hell/#respondWed, 07 May 2008 13:09:13 +0000http://cityprosper.net/?p=356The Philadelphia Weekly reports, “Sixteen years after the city leveled it, Stella Street remains a junkie wasteland.”
]]>https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/07/razing-hell/feed/0Food costs likely to boost obesity in poor
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/06/food-costs-likely-to-boost-obesity-in-poor/
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/06/food-costs-likely-to-boost-obesity-in-poor/#respondTue, 06 May 2008 13:24:12 +0000http://cityprosper.net/?p=353The Inquirer reports, “Some of the fattest people in America are among the poorest. And with food prices rising, the problem is likely to get worse.”
]]>https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/06/food-costs-likely-to-boost-obesity-in-poor/feed/0States’ welfare caseloads starting to rise
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/05/states-welfare-caseloads-starting-to-rise/
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/05/states-welfare-caseloads-starting-to-rise/#respondMon, 05 May 2008 12:51:06 +0000http://cityprosper.net/?p=347USA Today reports, “State welfare rolls, which declined for more than a decade after a 1996 overhaul of the nation’s cash-assistance program, are beginning to rise, due in part to the struggling economy.”