Food Stamp Cuts For 71,000 in Montgomery County, MD
The national food stamp budget is being decreased by $5 billion this month. The program is called SNAP or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Across the country, 47 million people are enrolled in the $80 billion program.
For those that support efforts to end hunger in their local communities, it is good to take a look at the situation at home. In Montgomery County, Maryland, about 71,000 of the one million residents are using food stamps. In the District of Columbia, 144,000 residents, about 25% of the population, use food stamps. In Virginia, about 10% of the residents use food stamps.
Robert Samuels, in The Washington Post reports that a family of three with no income would see monthly benefits reduced by about $29, to $497 from $526. Area food banks will be feeling the additional pressure. Now is a good time to increase our contributions and our volunteer efforts to assist food banks and other food providers.
Please think about the difference that your personal envolvement and your company efforts can make in reducing hunger in your community. Take action now.
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