Sunday, September 28, 2008

More Americans are on food stamps but say the aid is not enough

Krystal Follet’s husband left her in January. Her boss fired her in March. Her landlord gave her an eviction notice two weeks ago.

A tough year for someone with two children to feed.

Follet has turned to food stamps. The 31-year-old Arlington woman is among millions of Americans applying for government help to get enough to eat.

"I don’t know how I would have fed them," Follet said. "Even when I worked, it was a struggle trying to get everything paid."

The number of people on food stamps has been increasing for months. In June, the figure was 28.6 million, according to the government.

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