Food stamp use among military rises again, By Jennifer Liberto, February 17, 2014, CNNMoney: “More military families used food stamps to buy milk, cheese, meat and bread at military grocers last year. Food stamp redemption at military grocers has been rising steadily since the beginning of the recession in 2008. Nearly $104 million worth of food stamps was redeemed at military commissaries in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty