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Feeding America

Urban Exile: Feeding America Takes On The Myths About The SNAP Program

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 22, 2014 0

PROGRAM FACTS SNAP is targeted at the most vulnerable. 76 percent of SNAP households included a child, an elderly person, or a disabled person. These vulnerable households receive 83 percent of all SNAP benefits. SNAP eligibility…

Urban Exile: Do We Care More About Starving Kids in Africa Than Starving Kids in Michigan?

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 21, 2011 0

by Erika McNamara Sometimes I wonder if needy people in Africa get more of our attention then people right here in our own state and town. Almost a month ago a judge put a halt to the state of Michigan’s new cap on cash assistance for…

In Michigan 1.8 Million Don’t Have Enough Food. Senate/House Republicans Vote To Toss 16K Families & 25-30K Kids Off Public Assistance.

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 27, 2011 2

by P.D. Lesko In July, all of Michigan's Republican Senators voted to put a 48-month time limit on public assistance. The same Bill passed the Michigan House on August 24, 2011. If Governor Rick Snyder signs it, on October 1, 2011, an…