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16 Million Hungry Kids, 1 New Idea for Feeding Them

WASHINGTON (Aug. 23) -- Acknowledging that the hunger faced by millions of American students during the summertime is "a catastrophe," the top nutrition official at the U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to experiment with a totally new approach to feeding poor kids during the months they have no access to subsidized...

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Food Stamp Fraud: Agriculture Department Taking New Steps To Combat Selling Benefit Cards

Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash â sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist â and then asking the government for replacement cards.

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Farmers' Markets Receive Money To Accept Food Stamps Through $4M Government Injection

The federal government is spending $4 million to help hook up farmers and low-income customers.

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05/30/12 Measures to reduce SNAP fraud Source: Northwest Missourian - Gallatin MO Agriculture Under Secretary Kevin Concannon recently announced new measures to further reduce fraud in USDAs Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as part of the Obama administrations ongoing Campaign to Cut Waste.
05/25/12 Food stamp fraud raising concerns in gov't offices Source: CW - KOTV 6 The News On - Tulsa OK Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash - sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist - and then asking the government for replacement cards.
05/24/12 USDA Proposes Additional Steps to Fight Fraud and... Source: Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) Agriculture Under Secretary Kevin Concannon today announced new measures to further reduce fraud in USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as part of the Obama administration's ongoing Campaign to Cut Waste.
05/22/12 USDA Under Secretary Visits Frying Pan Source: Potomac Almanac - Potomac VA Herndon Kevin Concannon, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services visited the Frying Pan Farm Park Farmer's Market Thursday, May 17.
05/19/12 $215 million of potential federal aid Source: Reno News and Review - Reno NV Two-hundred-and-fifteen-million dollars is a lot of money.