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Michigan food stamp recipients must work at least part-time

Michigan re-instituted its work requirements for food stamp recipients as of Oct 1. Now “able-bodied” adults have to work a minimum of 20 hours per week or risk getting cut off the program.
/ October 8, 2018
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

NYC Food Bank president calls new farm bill ‘terrible’

theGRIO REPORT – The controversial legislation is expected to be signed by President Obama if it makes it through the Senate…
/ January 31, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Food stamp cuts leave African-Americans vulnerable

theGRIO REPORT – Budget cuts aimed at weaning Americans off of public assistance may make the start of 2014 lean for many African-Americans…
/ January 24, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Mississippi: Food stamp cuts hit hard in nation’s poorest state

theGRIO REPORT – There is no question the poverty level in Mississippi is the highest in the nation. And on Nov. 1, another fact became painfully evident. They also receive more SNAP or food stamp benefits than any other state…
/ November 8, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Food stamp cuts a real setback for Baltimore's poor

theGRIO REPORT – Recent cuts to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — commonly called food stamps — worries hunger advocates in Baltimore and nationwide…
/ November 5, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

North Carolina residents on SNAP cuts: 'This is just a worse version of bad'

theGRIO REPORT – More than 47 million American saw their benefits go down, a cut of $5 billion in the next year; the Agriculture Department estimated that a family of four receiving food stamps would receive $36 less a month…
/ November 5, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

EBT card problems caused by technical issue

NBC Philadelphia – A spokeswoman for the Xerox Corporation says problems with EBT cards across the country have been resolved.
/ October 13, 2013