Program expands access to fresh produce

The federal government aimed to help low-income shoppers avoid the stigma of welfare when it told states to replace food stamps with cards that resemble debit cards.

But Emily Schmidlapp, who works for a local non-profit organization that caters to the poor,said that the equipment needed to process these cards is too expensive for community markets.

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Publish Date: 10-03-2013

News Outlet: The Pitt News

Author: Kathleen Fennell

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