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March 9, 2009

Record 31.8 Million Americans Now on Food Stamps
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The number of Americans receiving food stamps reached a record 31.8
million in February, an increase of 700,000 people since January. Food
stamp enrollment increased last month in forty-seven states. Demand has
also hit record levels at community food banks.

Vicki Escarra, CEO of Feeding America: “Our donors have stepped up very
generously, but the reality is we’ve not seen a crisis like this since
the Great Depression. And so, we are in the middle of truly a crisis for
average Americans.”



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