food stamp program

Where does Massachussets Food Stamp money get spent? Find out for yourself

morisy — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:48:11 +0000

Ever wonder how much money that bodega is making off food stamps? You know, the one where the healthiest thing is a hot dog covered in chili? Or ever debate with a friend whether Whole Foods is reaping the rewards of the economic downturn with all the overeducated hipsters needing to get their organic salmon fix?

Well, here's the spending break down for the past four years, mapped on Google so you can see exactly which cities are getting Food Stamp funds, which stores they're being spent at, and even how the Great Recession has changed the demographics of poverty in Boston and Massachusetts. Hint: The years have not been kind to Chicopee.

Project Bread Awards $15,600 to Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. - Child Care Choices of Boston

Project Bread — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:05:30 +0000

EAST BOSTON — Struggling families and elders have support to help them obtain food stamp benefits in this tough economy. Project Bread, the state’s leading antihunger organization, has granted $15,600 to Action for Boston Community Development – Child Care Choices of Boston (ABCD), a community-based organization providing over 6,000 low-income families with access to child care. The grant enables ABCD to help more families take advantage of the federal Food Stamp Program.

Project Bread Awards $15,600 to the Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee

Project Bread — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:01:08 +0000

November 20, 2008 — EAST BOSTON — Struggling families and elders have support to help them obtain food stamp benefits in this tough economy. Project Bread, the state’s leading antihunger organization, has granted $15,600 to the Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee (CEOC), a community-based organization offering advocacy assistance for individuals and families who are or may be eligible for federal or state benefits. The grant enables the CEOC to help more families take advantage of the federal Food Stamp Program.

Project Bread Awards $15,600 to AVANCE, Inc.

Project Bread — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:56:25 +0000

November 20, 2008 — EAST BOSTON — Struggling families and elders have support to help them obtain food stamp benefits in this tough economy. Project Bread, the state’s leading antihunger organization, has granted $15,600 to AVANCE, Inc., a community-based organization serving the Latino population in East Boston. The grant enables AVANCE, Inc. to help more families take advantage of the federal Food Stamp Program. The money is part of $229,800 total funding Project Bread recently granted to 18 community organizations to promote food stamp enrollment throughout the state.

Project Bread Awards $30,600 to the American Red Cross

Project Bread — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:49:44 +0000

November 20, 2008 — EAST BOSTON — Struggling families and elders have support to help them obtain food stamp benefits in this tough economy. Project Bread, the state’s leading antihunger organization, has granted $30,600 to the American Red Cross, a community-based organization serving 300,000 people across 127 cities and towns in eastern Massachusetts. The grant enables the American Red Cross to help more families take advantage of the federal Food Stamp Program.