Check out this video where KD Bowe talks about Amazon’s next big idea. Delivering groceries to families that are using food stamps could potentially help out millions of Americans.
In GRIFF’s prayer for today, he speaks to God about the EBT card, and the hope that his food stamps come in on time! He asks that some delicious, quality meat and cheese can be purchased when the food stamps come in, so that he and his family may eat a really good meal. He says that […]
The upcoming Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao matchup is being dubbed the “fight of the century,” and boxing fans are making sure they’ll be there to…
In a sweeping welfare reform measure designed to teach recipients to spend responsibly, Kansas Republican Governor Sam Brownback on Thursday signed a law that bans…
Oh, Missouri. Oh Missourah? Or is it Oh Misery if you are receiving food stamps? (Or live in Ferguson?) A Republican state lawmaker in Missouri…
Ron Paul. 90s babies barely remember him, but the presidential nominee of the 1988 elections and former Republican Rep. of the U.S. Senate is still…
The Senate voted 68-32 on Tuesday to slash food stamps for 850,000 households across the nation, resulting in an average $90 per month loss in…
Sarah Jakes recently signed a book deal that will give her the opportunity to share with the world what it’s like being Bishop T.D. Jakes‘…
When the Great Recession hit, food stamps were one of the ways the federal government tried to help struggling families keep their heads above water.…
With food stamps a target of many Republican politicians when it comes to budget talk discussions, California Rep. Jackie Speier and eight other congressional Democrats are eating on a budget of about $4.50 a day to show solidarity with food stamp recipients who receive $32.59 a week. The personal thrift by many Democrats came about […]
Since the early 1960s, federally-funded food stamps have subsidized America’s food insecurity problem, providing support for some 17 million people in the last year alone. As the program has grown in recent years, everyone from farmer’s markets to fast food chains are vying for a slice of the $65 billion, as more people are demanding […]
I stumbled upon a rant by a Yahoo contributor who seemed very upset at the prospect of KFC, McDonald’s, Taco Bell, etc. accepting food stamps. He’s not alone. There are folks out there ready to (keyboard) protest if McDonald’s lets poor people use their benefit cards to get a happy meal—with a toy even! These […]
