(repost from Marilisa Kinney Sachteleben | Yahoo! Contributor Network – Fri, Sep 30, 2011) On Saturday, Oct. 1, 41,000 Michigan welfare recipients will lose cash benefits in the amount of approximately $515 each. Gov. Rick Snyder capped…
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A recent news story declared the U.S. a Food Stamp Nation after reporting that 46 million people — or 15% of the population — receive food stamp assistance many factors, including ethnicity, duration of follow-up,the pelvic…
Reposted from comrades at the Welfare Rights Initiative at Hunter College-CUNY Krsytle Cruz, the mother of a bright 4 year old girl, recently graduated from the Hunter College Nursing program. She received welfare while she…
We’re back! After a few days of taking our own needed rest, Michigan Welfare Rights Organization is back online reporting the latest poverty news, welfare rights reports, and issues related to low-income people in Michigan…
Like everyone else, we’re reading the news and trying to keep up with what’s happening. But along the way MWRO notices that a lot of statistics in Michigan are increasing. Here are some examples: In…
by Maureen D Taylor, State Chairperson, Michigan Welfare Rights Organization. Yesterday, Nov. 13th, 2008, was the beginning of an activity seen last in the 1970’s. An event labeled the Poverty Summit was touted as the…
October 16 is World Food Day. It’s a worldwide event founded in 1945 by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization to increase food and hunger awareness. World Food Day is also intended to promote…