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Posts Tagged ‘food stamp cuts’

Food stamp cuts mean a nearly $6 million loss for Oakland’s poor

By Jennifer Chaussee | November 11, 2013 | 2
Graffiti says "feed me"

Despite an increased demand for food assistance in Oakland and other cities across the US, food stamp benefits have been cut as the federal economic stimulus came to an end this month, marking the end of a four-year period that brought additional funding to social welfare programs. Marcshea White, an East Oakland resident who became…

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