all stories tagged "Food Stamps"


More than 1.8 million city residents received foods stamps in December, 2010. MetroFocus/Sam Lewis
Hard Choices: One Newark’s Family Struggles to Make Ends Meet
Need to Know  |  August 3, 2012 11:50 AM | Comments
Need to Know shines a human light on families in need.VIDEO
New York City is the only municipality that requires food stamp recipients to be fingerprinted. Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to change that. MetroFocus/Kevon Greene
The 311 on Food Stamps: What You Need To Know
Georgia Kral  |  January 18, 2012 4:00 AM | Updated: February 1, 2012 10:23 AM | 22 Comments
As Cuomo and Bloomberg battle it out over whether recipients of food stamps should be fingerprinted, MetroFocus breaks down the basics of New York's food stamp program.
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