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- Hunger exits in ____ million households. ____ percent of all U.S. households
- 4.2 million 4.1 percent
- ____ million americans were food insecure. Women and children made up _____ percent. ____ million children
- 31 million 75 percent 10 million
- Major programs for hunger
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The food stamp programs
the National School LUnch & Breakfast program
SUmmer food service program
wic
meals on wheels - in the year _____ the food stamp act was passed
- 1965
- FS is fully funded by the _____ government
- Federal
- ______ and _____ welfare agencies qualify applicants and provide them with stamps
- state and local
- FS is based on a ______ test
- Means
- in 2000 ______ million people received food stamps at a cost of _____ billion dollars
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17
17 - The average benefits was ____ a month per person. ____per houshold and ______ per household with children
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72
162
234 - Most food stamp recipients are....
- children or eldery. Children make up 51 percent and eldery another 9 percent
- only ______ percent of food stamp households are above the povery line. A gross income of _____ a month
-
12 percent
633 dollars - FS Households may have _____ dollars in countable resources such as a bank account. or _______ if at least one person is sixty plus or has a disability
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2000 dollars
3000 dollars - Food Stamp Household must meet _____ tests unless all members are receiving TANF assistant, SSI, or in some places GA
- income
- Foods stamps can only be used for...
- Food and for plants and seeds to grow food for the household
- EBT is....
- an electronic system that allows a recipient to authorize transfer of their government benefits from a Fed. Account to a retailer account to pay for products received