Food Stamps Still Feed One in Seven Americans Despite Recovery
- Participation near record levels even as unemployment declines
- Government waivers, uneven recovery blamed for ongoing need
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Wendee Crofoot lost her job as a fundraiser for a non-profit in 2011. After exhausting her savings and giving up her Mountain View, California, apartment she ended up working part-time as a restaurant cashier.
The low pay qualified her for food stamps,so she signed up. “It wasn’t something I imagined would ever happen,” said Crofoot, 46. “There just weren’t any jobs.”