Should Poor People Have Fun?

Fun, YES! Enjoy life! Use cash assistance wisely though.

Tips for EBT card use

Are the funds on your card? Where can you use your card for Food stamps and where can you spend the Cash Aid portion? LADPSS has a simple primer for knowing where and how to use your card. this is from their web page http://www.ladpss.org/dpss/ebt/ebt_terms.cfm EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) EBT is the way you will receive […]

Don’t cut Welfare – Prune it

Welfare and Welfare to Work programs are vital to the recovery of families in poverty. Welfare to Work pushes clients towards employment and provides basic education and training that clients need in order to get and keep a job that will provide enough income for their family to leave the Welfare Rolls. California Government is […]

EBT – When will my money be on the card

Look at your EBT/ Golden State Advantage card. Read the number carefully. FOOD STAMPS / GR The very last number to the right will be the day of the month your benefits are on the card. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ CalWORKS if the number is: Benefits will be on the card: […]

Foodstamps & fast food – read the comments

Read the article by Jam Donaldson – it is well written, and THEN read the comments http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/02/19/fast-food-and-food-stamps/ . It is definitely food for thought.

W.I.C. food program for low income families

WIC stands for Women, Infants & Children. It is a program designed to educate breast-feeding women and mothers of young low-income families about food, nutrition and healthcare. WIC is a food and nutrition program that is here to help pregnant women and families with young children. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and […]

Drug Use and Welfare

Do you think that adults should have to pass a drug test in order to receive Cash Aid and Foodstamps and Medical Insurance ? I came across this quote when reading about texas Food Banks “Something that they could also implement that will cut down on the number of applicants is subject each and every […]

4 steps to Food Stamp efficiency

By the 15th of the month many of my families are out of food. They can not make their foodstamps last. I promise you that I will have my mom , Judy Keith, come in and teach a class on shopping, coupons and meal planning. Until then: www.ehow.com has a great article to guide users. ” […]