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    Apr 5, 2013 |Story| KY3-TV
  1. Ozarks Food Harvest expands help to Springfield School District

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Ozarks Food Harvest has long served &ldquo;food insecure&rdquo; children attending schools in Springfield wih the <em>Weekend Backpack Program</em>.&nbsp; Last year, the regional food bank piloted its first school pantry to help reach more students in need.
    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Ozarks Food Harvest has long served “food insecure” children attending schools in Springfield wih the Weekend Backpack Program.  Last year, the regional food bank piloted its first school pantry to help reach more...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Healthy Diet

  2. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| KY3-TV
  3. Sequestration could affect food, defense, and parks programs in the Ozarks

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo- The $85 billion in federal sequestration cuts that take effect Friday could impact southwest Missouri.&nbsp; Several agencies stand to see their funds slashed during the round of cutbacks.
    mlandis@ky3.com
    SPRINGFIELD, Mo- The $85 billion in federal sequestration cuts that take effect Friday could impact southwest Missouri.  Several agencies stand to see their funds slashed during the round of cutbacks. The National Park Service says it could lose 5...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture

  4. Dec 20, 2012 |Story| KY3-TV
  5. Unemployment benefits to disappear - Ozarks families worried about future

    MARSHFIELD, Mo -- As Congress tries to come to a deal on taxes, there is another element to the fiscal cliff not making headlines.
    jscherder@ky3.com
    MARSHFIELD, Mo -- As Congress tries to come to a deal on taxes, there is another element to the fiscal cliff not making headlines. While the unemployment rate sits at a 49 month low in Missouri, not everyone is feeling the effects of a recovering job...

    Tags: Labor Markets, Unemployment Benefits, Employment, Career and Workplace, Unemployment

  6. Aug 14, 2012 |Story| KY3-TV
  7. Diaper bank opens in Springfield -- will help agencies assisting new mothers

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo -- A local organization is filling a need in the Ozarks one diaper at a time. More than 15.3 billion diapers are needed every year for babies living in low income homes in the United States. A new diaper bank in Springfield is helping out.
    jscherder@ky3.com
    SPRINGFIELD, Mo -- A local organization is filling a need in the Ozarks one diaper at a time. More than 15.3 billion diapers are needed every year for babies living in low income homes in the United States. A new diaper bank in Springfield is helping out....

    Tags: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Charity

  8. May 20, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune
  9. Study confirms poverty hits the suburbs, too

    The Philadelphia Inquirer
    Say poverty in the Philadelphia area, and it conjures images of North Philadelphia or Kensington, not the suburbs. But the suburbs on both sides of the Delaware River are becoming steadily poorer, part of a national trend that confounds long-held...

    Tags: Brookings Institution, Poverty, Social Issues, Cerebral Palsy, Think Tanks

  10. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  11. Editorial: Worry about food stamp growth, not junk food

    Is there any human impulse stronger than the urge to tell others what not to eat? Fast food, red meat, white bread, trans fats, sugary cereals, processed foods, salty snacks, fried anything, refined grains, hydrogenated oils, preservatives, artificial...

    Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Personal Income, Nutrition, Nikki Haley, Diabetes

  12. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  13. Editorials: Tighten Link card rules to fight abuse

    For state Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, this was the last straw: A food stamp recipient in his district used her Link card to bail herself out of jail.
    For state Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, this was the last straw: A food stamp recipient in his district used her Link card to bail herself out of jail. "We are losing a couple billion dollars in fraud and we know that," Bost says of Illinois' Link...

    Tags: Dean Kaufert, Whole Wheat Bread, Personal Data Collection, Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn

  14. May 20, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune
  15. Single mother works double-time to finish degree

    The Charlotte Observer
    No one in Lavaris Nelson's family had ever graduated from college, and for much of her life, it seemed like the universe was determined to keep her from getting a degree, too. But on Sunday at the Irwin Belk Complex, the 31-year-old single mother of two...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Johnson C. Smith University, Nursing, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Old Navy

  16. May 20, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune
  17. Farm bills a mixed bag for Mainers

    Portland Press Herald, Maine
    Congress is preparing to debate major farm and food policy bills that would likely cut funding to programs used by many low-income Mainers but could separately provide a boost to Maine's thriving local foods movement. Much to the dismay of the nation'...

    Tags: Debbie Stabenow, Agriculture, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Farms, Elections

  18. May 19, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune
  19. Belle Court partnering with Kid Central on Summer Food Service Program

    Culpeper Star-Exponent, Va.
    A Culpeper neighborhood is working on cleaning up its image with the help of Kid Central and the Summer Food Service Program. Belle Court Apartments will host public breakfasts and lunches for school children ages 18 years-old and younger from 9 to 10...

    Tags: Personal Income, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, The Happiest News!, First Aid, Food Industry

  20. May 19, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune
  21. Obama administration needs to change the conversation

    By WILLIAM P. HOJNACKI I am very disappointed in the way that the Obama administration is dealing with the Republicans in the ongoing discussions concerning the federal budget. The administration has, once again, allowed the Republicans to set the agenda...

    Tags: Productivity, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Safety of Citizens, National Government, Indiana University South Bend

  22. May 18, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune
  23. State, USDA sharing data to catch fraud

    The Spokesman-Review
    State and federal agencies are teaming up in an effort to fight food-stamp fraud. While the Washington Department of Social and Health Services is tracking people who misuse their benefits, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is going after stores that...

    Tags: eBay Inc., Lifestyle and Leisure, Groceries, Pension and Welfare, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

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