Summary
When household budgets are tight, individuals and families may find themselves short on food. Sometimes filling hungry bellies may seem more important than paying attention to good nutrition. But the federal Food Stamp Program, administered by the United States Department of Agriculture, aims to make it possible to do both.
In March of this year, 177,966 Mainers participated in the program, receiving a total of $16,848,406 in food purchasing power that month. That's up from 164,841 people provided with $14,473,106 in March of last year.See the full content of this document
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Food Stamps Help 177,966 Mainers
Nationwide, an estimated 26.2 million Americans will receive food stamp benefits each month of this year. The 2008 federal budget for the Food Stamp Program is $38.7 billion, an increase of $1.7 billion over ...
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