More New Mexico families using food assistance, By Sandra Baltazar Martinez, November 2, 2010, The New Mexican: “More New Mexicans have turned to the federal government for food help in the past year, in part because of the weak economy and partly because of a change in eligibility. As of September, 165,000 families had received the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, up from 135,000 in September 2009. The numbers have been rising since 2008, when the economy started to sour, said Betina Gonzales McCracken, public-information officer for New Mexico Human Services Department…”
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