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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

Arizona Community Garden Feeds Body and Soul

January 09, 2013 Dianna Jennings, USDA Arizona Special Projects Coordinator

There has been little in Ruben Herrera’s life of late to celebrate. The past few years have been marred by drugs, prison, and homelessness. A military vet who was raised on a farm in Gilbert, Arizona, Ruben remembered the sweetness of his childhood rural lifestyle even as he struggled with the...

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