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SNAP Remains a Safety Net for Veterans and Families in Need

February 27, 2013 Jessica Shahin, Associate Administrator of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service

Cross posted from the disability.gov blog: Today, I was thinking about the last entry I wrote for Disability.gov’s blog just about a year ago and considering our accomplishments in 2012 and the opportunities that are ahead for 2013. The need for food assistance remained high in 2012, with an average...

Food and Nutrition

USDA Funding Helps Reopen a Town’s Only Grocery Store

February 27, 2013 Vicki Schurman, USDA Nebraska Public Information Officer

Recently, Rural Cooperative Development funding helped to reopen a local Nebraska grocery store. The story goes like this. The loss of a grocery store in a rural community can be a devastating blow, especially when it is the only, or at least major, source of local groceries. Not only do people then...

Rural