Found on The Awl: Salon readers respond to an article Hipsters on food stamps, subtitled “They’re young, they’re broke, and they pay for organic salmon with government subsidies. Got a problem with that? ” Think of it as the effect of a grinding recession crossed with the epicurean tastes of young people as obsessed with [...]

“…my one suggestion would be to apply if you think you will need it, not when you need it.” About 12% of the U.S. population now uses food stamps. But how easy is it to apply? Here’s a post from someone who tried to enroll in the program, from the blog On Food Stamps, which [...]

From The Big Picture financial blog: Last month, a record-high 38.2 million people were enrolled in the food stamp program, which in 2008 was renamed the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program. Below is a chart that shows participation in the program from 1969 to last year.

The Awl recently culled these facts about food stamps from various news articles: 1. “Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, researchers say.” 2. “The U.S. Department of Agriculture said nearly 200,000 retailers nationwide now accept food stamps, 20 percent [...]