Posts Tagged Food Stamps
Critics Worry A Trump Administration Proposal Could Limit Virginia’s Ability to Help Poor Families
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on September 23, 2019
Credit: USDA
How much money should people make before they are denied food stamps? That’s a question being debated in Washington and Richmond. Michael Pope reports.
Food Stamps in Virginia: A Look at the Numbers
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on April 13, 2017
Credit: U.S. Department of Agriculture
When the recession hit, a record number of people in Virginia turned to food stamps. That number has gone down a bit, but even today about one in ten Virginians participate in the federally funded program. Michael Pope has this look at why the numbers have increased so rapidly and what it means for the future.
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