Food Stamps: A Case Study

R/s Aushia beats on her children, she hits them too hard. R/s Aushia punches the children in their backs. R/s the youngest child, Jeremy “Junior” (2) has a ringworm and the child had the ringworm for over one month and Aushia hasn’t treated the ringworm. R/s Aushia dresses her daughter, Japanee (7) in 12 month size clothes. R/s Aushia receives food stamps but the children beg other people for food. R/s Aushia smokes marijuana around the children and she eats clay. R/s Aushia rides the children in her truck without car seats and she has no insurance on the vehicle. R/s Aushia is moving around from house to house because she was evicted from her apartment. R/s Aushia is staying with her sister, Amy in the Wastonia Complex by the housing authority.

The constituent called the GAO to complain about his SNAP benefits, he said that he received a letter stating his benefits will be $720.00, but on his EBT card was put only $352.00

R/s Corey yells and hits her children Alexis (5) and Autumn (3). R/s the children are very dirty and unkempt. R/s Corey spanks the children on their bottoms and curses at them for going outside without supervision. R/s the home is very filthy, nasty and it its unkempt. R/s carpet is missing in some parts of the home. R/s the floors are so filthy that your feet get stuck to the floor. R/s there is a possibility Corey is abusing drugs. R/s at times Corey’s speech is slurred. R/s Corey lives with her parents; her mother, Beverly is a diabetic and her father is an alcoholic. R/s the family also has a dog. The household summary from CHIPS has another child, Aaron (8) listed.

This article discusses some of the facts about SNAP, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. It talks about how three out of four SNAP households have a child, a disabled person, or someone sixty years of age or older. It talks about how on average, the benefits from SNAP boosted monthly income by thirty-nine percent, and forty-five percent for households with a child. It also talks about how much the program is growing with an average of forty-five million people receiving benefits during the 2011 fiscal year. The reason for so many recipients is because a few years back, the labor market went down causing more people to meet eligibilities of the program along with those already receiving

Also within this transitional housing program Trader Joe’s donates fresh food, the clients get a fresh breakfast as well as dinner within this program. The program does not offer lunch, so the clients can either eat two meals a day or purchase their own food for lunch. A few of the clients are granted food stamps so use that money to purchase their lunches. If a client does not collect food stamps, I can help them with the process of applying for food stamps because the application process can be somewhat overwhelming for

Over 8.2 million seniors over the age 60 face the threat of food insecurity, up 78% from a decade ago affecting one in seven seniors. The rise in food insecurity is primarily seen among senior Americans with income less than $30,000 or one to two times the poverty level. Younger seniors between the ages 60-69 are becoming more likely to become food insecure than older adults, due to early retirements and not being able to rely on Social Security or Medicare until they reach 65. Elder malnourished patients experience 2 to 20 times more complications and 100% longer hospital stays. Good nutrition is vital to helping America’s 34 million seniors to stay healthy,

People who live in rural America rely more heavily on the federal Food Stamp Program, according to The Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire. The Institute's analysis found that while 22 percent of Americans lived in rural areas in 2001, a full 31 percent of the nation's food stamp beneficiaries lived there. In all, 4.6 million rural residents received food stamp benefits in 2001, the analysis found.

only conviction, and twelve states have eliminated the ban entirely. Lastly, women are disproportionately affected by such provisions since they are the primary recipient of these welfare benefits. Since the adoption of the welfare reform law of 1996, an estimated of 92,000 women in 23 states, which more than half of them were African American and Latina (Mauer, 2003). Public Assistance such as food stamps is a critical component to support their family, how the state handles the loss of eligibility varies, with some actions being more punitive than others. For example, Texas has a lifetime ban on food stamps for people convicted of a drug felony. The state loses out on federal funds that could be used to help people with drug felony convictions

The Republican-controlled Wisconsin State Assembly passed a bill on Wednesday, May 13th to require food stamp recipients to use their food stamps only for healthy foods. The bill now travels to the Republican-controlled State Senate, where its future is unknown. In the previous legislative session, the State Senate refused to take up a similar bill. If the bill passes the State Senate, the state would need a waiver from the federal government to proceed with the program change. Other states, such as Missouri and Kansas, tried to pass similar legislation but were not granted the waiver from the federal government.

According to the reporter, the home has a smell from the dogs and cat "shit" everywhere. There are clothes on the floor and behind the curtain, and some clothes would have dog poop on it. There would not be tissue in the bathroom. The parents do not receive food stamps. The father works sometimes cutting trees and the mother is not employed. There is no food in the pantry and the family would ask people for food. The family does not eat out because they would not have money to do so. There are dirty dishes piled up and the children appear to be malnourished or skinny. Victoria draws a check for Shasha. Victoria was seen on 7-11-15, snorting pills up her nose, in front of Shasha. When she realized the child saw her, she pushed the child to the

This writing will be about the usage of food stamps, or maybe I should say the abuse of food stamps. I see a lot of food stamp abuse in my work environment and i would like to find out how they really work and if the system is really abused. I intend to learn and research about the background of food stamps and how the system really got started along with its original intentions. I would also like to research people's personal encounters with them, may it be what they have seen or the stories of the people who actually have them, whether they abuse them or use them for their good.

Single mothers are being affected by the cuts on the food stamps. Most of the times this singles mothers have to pay for rent, for the care of the child, clothes and all theirs needs. Several times with their salary is not enough to afford for a good quality food, for their children and when they apply to receive assistance from the city which are called the food stamps, it not enough to buy a good quality food for their child's. According to (Thenation.com) single mothers are the one who work more hours and yet still have the highest rate of poverty.therefore, in this case not only single mothers are affected by this cuts made by the governments, but also their children's. Childrens are also affected in differents ways, for example this single

Food stamps also known as the current SNAP program or Supplemental nutrition assistance program is a form of social welfare. Individuals can obtain this type of service if they fall below the poverty line or have a dependent. SNAP can be used at grocery stores to purchase food items for their family. Most recently the U.S. department of Agriculture it attempting to change the SNAP program by allowing families to purchase foods online.

The Food Stamp Program, now known as, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is the U.S. largest food assistance agency, whose annual budget is $75 billion (U.S. Dept. of Agri., 2012). SNAP was created in 1969 to help combat hunger and improve the nutrition and health of low income families. Indeed, the federal government is acting irresponsibly and contributing to Americas obesity epidemic by allowing SNAP participants to purchase junk food, such as soda; therefore, sugary based beverages should be eliminated as an acceptable food item, expand knowledge regarding nutrition education and wellness programs and lastly, revise SNAP to meet current dietary guidelines and restrict unhealthy foods to benefit recipients.

She has chores that needed to be done on a daily bases without being told to do so, such