American Hunger & Food "Welfare"

This week Corrine tells us all about America's fight with hunger, who is using welfare for food, and how it is and is not  used.  Who is hungry, who is lazy, and who is cheating? Listen to find out!



Want to help?  Go to http://www.feedingamerica.org/ to find your local pantry, or donate now.
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. (2016). Chart Book: TANF at 20, Retrieved from http://www.cbpp.org/research/family-income-support/chart-book-tanf-at-19 

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