One-third of food-stamp households go to food pantries

USDA data show that 32 percent of households receiving food stamps “still have to visit a food pantry to keep themselves fed,” says the NPR blog The Salt. “And 23 percent of households using the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program visited a pantry … as had 23 percent of households receiving free or reduced-price… » Read More

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