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Families from coast to coast are finding it increasingly difficult to meet the most fundamental of needs: feeding themselves.
Several articles from across the country recently have illustrated the affects of a stagnant economy on working and poor families.
A roundup:
Demand soars as donations decline at L.A.-area food banks
Los Angeles Times, July 28, 2008
Food stamps help 177,966 Mainers
Bangor Daily News, July 28, 2008
Increased demand strains supplies at local food pantries
South Coast Today (Massachusetts), July 28, 2008
Opinion: Need is acute, and getting worse, at local food banks
Morning Call (Pennsylvania), July 28, 2008
Needy Hoosiers struggle to get aid
Courier-Journal (Indiana), July 27, 2008
One in 10 Ohioans utilize public assistance programs
Star Beacon (Ohio), July 27, 2008
Low-wage workers, retirees join the growing list of needy
Springfield News-Sun (Ohio), July 27, 2008
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