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Showing posts with label SNAP benefits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SNAP benefits. Show all posts
Monday, December 8, 2025

USA Facts video series - well worth binging !! (video)

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The 6 part series by Steve Ballmer and USAFacts is worth binging. Each episode is between 6 and 10 minutes. What is Poverty? Ep 1 of Just ...

Boston Globe: 150,000 Massachusetts residents. What can the state do? Is increasing support to food banks enough?

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"The farm store Gardening the Community sells locally-grown produce, eggs, and milk, with a special focus on making these items availab...
Saturday, November 29, 2025

Boston Globe: "The majority of working-age people on food stamps have jobs"

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"The problem isn't that we have 42 million participating on SNAP," FitzSimons said. "The problem is that we have 42 milli...
Monday, November 24, 2025

Pantry Elves play an important role in fund raising for the Franklin Food Pantry (audio)

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FM #1589 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1589 in the series.  This session of the radio show shares my conversation with M...
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

The Guardian: "US supreme court extends Trump pause on $4bn in food aid benefits"

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"Millions of Americans grappling with food insecurity will face more uncertainty this week after the US supreme court enabled the Trump...
Friday, November 7, 2025

Spoonfuls is "Responding to the SNAP lapse"

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Over the weekend, 1.1 million people in Massachusetts did not receive their expected SNAP benefits . And while it was announced yesterday th...
Friday, October 31, 2025

Franklin Food Pantry Experiences Unprecedented Need as Federal SNAP Benefits End

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Facing unprecedented demand for food and assistance, the Franklin Food Pantry is appealing to the community for support after serving a reco...

Dan Rather: Have We Reached The Tipping Point?

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The president has stooped to using hunger as a political gambit ͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ...
Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Boston Globe: "Which Greater Boston towns have highest SNAP enrollments"

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"Almost a month into the federal government shutdown, one of the largest concerns facing Massachusetts residents is cuts to SNAP, a pro...
Saturday, October 25, 2025

Franklin Food Pantry: Urgent Appeal for Support

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Urgent Appeal for Support Hello Neighbor, We're reaching out ...