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European Union considers defunding Food Bank Programs
By LUIS MIRANDA | THE REAL AGENDA | SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 Food Banks feed two million people in Spain, twice the number of people than they did in 2007, but their future is now uncertain. Although the financial crisis that has ravaged the continent turned them into the people’s pantry, their existence is now being Read full article...
40 million people in the United States are on Food Stamps
Reuters Nearly 40 million Americans received food stamps — the latest in an ever-higher string of record enrollment that dates fromDecember 2008 and the U.S. recession, according to a government update. Food stamps are the primary federal anti-hunger program, helping poor people buy food. Enrollment is highest during times of economic distress. The jobless rate Read full article...






