Good News to all EBT recipients! The U.S. Department of Agriculture is issuing February’s allotment of food benefits early. Joy Bivens, Director of Franklin County Job and Family Services stopped by “The Divine Martino Show” today to inform listeners that EBT recipients will receive 2 months worth of their food benefits no later than January […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio – It is estimated 1 in 8 people in Ohio receive government assistance for groceries. That means 1.5 million people in Ohio alone could be directly affected by what happens with the government shutdown. February Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be issued January 16. That means the next time people will receive […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – President Donald Trump wants to replace part of the federal food stamp program with boxes of food delivered to your front door. The change would put the government in charge of recipient’s meals. It’s called the Food Box Program and it originated at the USDA. “Participants would actually receive the food instead of cash,” said White […]
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…
Jun 18 | by _YBF Chris Bosh continues to “ball” both literally and financially, the lawyer for his baby momma Allison Mathis claims she has applied for food stamps and is about to lose her house. Orlando family law attorney Jane E. Carey is making some shocking claims on behalf of her client, Allison Mathis (Chris […]
State food stamp cards or EBT cards are meant to help provide food for lower-income families, but one Massachusetts man found a better use for his taxpayer-funded card. 45 year old Kimball Clark, was arrested for illegally selling heroin last Friday. Lucky for Clark, he was able to make a phone call and post bail […]
Fast Food giant Yum! Brands which owns KFC, Taco Bell and more is lobbying Kentucky’s governor to allow food stamp users to buy fast food. Currently Kentucky’s Food Assistance Program provides money to those in need to buy food — but that does not include fast food. Yum! says the elderly, disabled, and homeless should be […]
The City of New York wants to help prevent childhood obesity. They plan on doing that by first tackling the food stamp system. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. David Paterson of NY have a plan to announce Thursday that they are seeking permission from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers the nation’s food stamp […]