Number of Americans on food stamps reach record number
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 27th, 2009 4:37 am by HL
Number of Americans on food stamps reach record number
Excerpt: The number of Americans receiving aid under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has reached the highest level since records began being kept by the USDA in 1969. Commonly referred to as “food stamps,” there are approximately 35 million Americans receiving aid under the SNAP, which represents about 12 percent of the population. This data […]