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How to Claim Replacement SNAP Benefits for Spoiled Food After a Power Outage

For many American households enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a power outage can lead to the stressful possibility of losing essential food supplies due to spoilage...

Experts Warn That Food Stamps Hurt Food Prices

Since the COVID pandemic hit America in 2020, tens of millions of additional people have had to get on food stamps, now known as the SNAP benefit. It's really hard to square this circle with the government's talking...

Guidelines To The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) came into existence out of a desire to fight hunger in the U.S. With the help of the SNAP program, it's been estimated that well over 45,000,000 (45 mil...

Understanding Snap Benefits

SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly referred to as Food Stamps, is a major federal program with the goal of reducing hunger in the United States. As of January, 2016, 45.4 million Americans received SNAP benefits, or ab...

It's Time for a New Cell Phone and Plan!

Did you know that you can get a a new cell phone and very low rate plan if you already qualify for one of these: - Food Stamps or SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) - Medicaid - Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Fede...

Planning for Your Future During the Stressful COVID-19 Pandemic

Planning for Your Future During the Stressful COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment, school closings, health concerns, and the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic leaves you without access to basic goods and service...

6 Tips for How to Stay Well at Work This Week

The fact is that we spend a large part of our waking hours on the job. We cannot have two sets of habits; one for work and one for home. Healthy work habits will help your overall wellness and will ensure that you are a more effec...

Going Back to the Basics: Companies Invest in Natural Wellness Products

Though humans have experimented with psychoactive substances for millennia, modern society largely frowns upon using psychoactive compounds found in plants such as cannabis and certain mushrooms. For a r...

How Does Having A Job Impact Food Stamp Requirements?

As lawmakers begin to debate the 2023 farm bill before the September 30 expiration of the current bill, the national food stamp program and its related work requirements are once again being heavily scrutinized. The food...