Elderly assistant pilot program includes Clay
Published:Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:03:15 -0700
ORANGE PARK – Clay County is one of the Florida counties selected as part of a state Department of Elder Affairs pilot program for food assistance targeting low-income Florida elderly....
Senator Lincoln defends agricultural disaster aid
Published:Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:34:09 -0700
LITTLE ROCK — A recent spate of editorials in the national press knocking U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s efforts to secure $1.5 billion in disaster aid for farmers shows how the East Coast media misunderstands the importance of agriculture, Lincoln said Monday....
Middle-Class Families Forced to Turn to Jewish Food Banks
Published:Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:09:31 -0700
Robert M., 58, worked for a news organization in the San Francisco Bay area until September 2008, when he lost his job in layoffs that eliminated 15 percent of the company’s workforce nationwide....
9 ND farmers market vendors participate in state pilot program
Published:Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:13:15 -0700
BISMARCK - Nine North Dakota farmers market vendors are taking part in a pilot program to let Supplemental Nutrition Assistance recipients use their benefits to buy locally-grown produce....
Forum discusses childhood obesity
Published:Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:18:55 -0700
By WILLIAM K. ALCORN alcorn@vindy.com CAMPBELL The Youngstown- Warren-Boardman area had the...
School lunch assistance guidelines released
Published:Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:26:55 -0700
PLAINVILLE — Plainville Community Schools has announced its policy for free and reduced price meals and free milk for the coming school year under federal guidelines....
Quinn, Davis Defend States Flood Assistance Program
Published:Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:18:07 -0700
No proof of flooding damage required. Flood - Earth Sciences - Natural Disasters and Hazards - Pakistan - Past Floods...
Starving Students
Published:Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:03:04 -0700
College students are applying for food stamps in record numbers this year. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Education - Colleges and Universities - United States - College Life...
Food Stamps Went to Record 41.3 Million in June, USDA Says
Published:Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:57:44 -0700
The number of Americans receiving food stamps rose to a record 41.3 million in June as the jobless rate hovered near a 27-year high, the government said....
Food Stamp Programs...SNAP Benefits Eligibility...2008 Farm Bill...AG Secretary Announces Benefits Increase...Foodbank to help Coles County residents...
Published:Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:13:14 -0700
The Eastern Illinois Foodbank has partnered with more than 20 organizations in Coles County to help families receive assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progr......
Elderly assistant pilot program include...
Published:Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:03:15 -0700
ORANGE PARK – Clay County is one of the Florida counties selected as part of a state Department of Elder Affairs pilot program for food assistance targeting low-income Florida e......
Senator Lincoln defends agricultural di...
Published:Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:34:09 -0700
LITTLE ROCK — A recent spate of editorials in the national press knocking U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s efforts to secure $1.5 billion in disaster aid for farmers shows how the ......
Middle-Class Families Forced to Turn to...
Published:Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:09:31 -0700
Robert M., 58, worked for a news organization in the San Francisco Bay area until September 2008, when he lost his job in layoffs that eliminated 15 percent of the company’s wor......
9 ND farmers market vendors participate...
Published:Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:13:15 -0700
BISMARCK - Nine North Dakota farmers market vendors are taking part in a pilot program to let Supplemental Nutrition Assistance recipients use their benefits to buy locally-grown ......
Forum discusses childhood obesity...
Published:Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:18:55 -0700
By WILLIAM K. ALCORN alcorn@vindy.com CAMPBELL The Youngstown- Warren-Boardman area had the......
