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Maximizing Your SNAP Benefits with Smart Shopping Habits

When you are on a budget, it's important to make the most of your available resources. One great way to manage your finances is by taking advantage of SNAP benefits. With an understanding of the SNAP program and...

How Can We Prepare for the Potential 2020 Influenza Pandemic?

During the influenza epidemic of 1918, 500 million infected people worldwide succumbed to the H1N1 influenza virus: 100 million of them died. The 1918 pandemic attacked patients' lungs leaving them unable t...

For Unemployed Parents Preparing for the Fourth Quarter of 2020

Women are three times more likely than men to be unemployed as a result of the covid-19 pandemic. Women are more likely to be home navigating online classrooms with their children. Unemployed parents staying ...

Understanding Snap Benefits

SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly referred to as Food Stamps, is a major federal program with the goal of reducing hunger in the United States. As of January, 2016, 45.4 million Americans received SNAP benefits, or ab...

Food Stamps (SNAP Food Benefits)

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP as it is commonly referred, is part of the safety net program to fight domestic hunger. There are millions of people in the United States that receives benefits under this program. It is g...

SNAP Benefit Surge: Brightening Futures, Easing Financial Struggles

The recent increase in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, brings a ray of hope to families struggling to make ends meet. The adj...

Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024: Strengthening SNAP for All Communities

In May 2024, Senator Debbie Stabenow introduced a new law proposal called the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024.  This law wants to make farming in America better and...

Artful Ways to Survive the Emotional Downturn of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic forced all of us to attend to new information and learn new things. One key to thriving after the COVID-19 pandemic is learning new skills, processing new information, and being prou...

Howard County Residents Report Food Stamp Theft

Howard County is one of the most populous counties in America, as it's part of the DC, Baltimore, NOVA metropolitan area. Unfortunately for its residents, it's also one of the poorest counties in America. Roughly h...