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Do I qualify for benefits? Start by looking at gross income.

March 6, 2012

By MoreFood

The process of qualifying for FNS/SNAP benefits begins by looking at your household’s income – more specifically, your household’s gross income. What is gross income? Gross income is the sum[…] Read More

Income

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To put more food on the table, make SNAP benefits your first choice

February 28, 2012

By MoreFood

The word “food assistance” has many meanings. Food assistance can mean having a hot meal at a soup kitchen; or, for those who are age 60 or older, a hot[…] Read More

Table

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Some vegetables remain affordable throughout the year – regardless of the growing season

February 21, 2012

By MoreFood

No matter what time of year it is, or which growing season, there are some vegetables that are always affordable. During the summer and fall months, grocery stores have produce[…] Read More

Vegetables

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Finding out where you can use SNAP benefits is only a click away

February 14, 2012

By MoreFood

If you’re like me, you probably have store reward cards for most of the grocery store chains near your home, to help stretch your grocery dollars through weekly sales and[…] Read More

EBT

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$16 in SNAP benefits may not sound like much, but it could make for a special Valentines Day

February 9, 2012

By MoreFood

Our grocery budgets usually cover day-to-day meals, often with little left over for special treats or special days – like Valentines Day. So what would it look like if you[…] Read More

Valentines

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What’s all this alphabet soup … SNAP, FNS, EBT?

January 31, 2012

By MoreFood

Sometimes it feels like we need a secret decoder ring to make sense of all of the acronyms that exist in today’s world! But, thankfully, when it comes to food[…] Read More

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SNAP

More In My Basket outreach shows how $16/month can make a difference

January 31, 2012

By MoreFood

Cooperative Extension agents in 55 North Carolina (NC) counties are providing outreach on Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) benefits – the NC name for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program[…] Read More

Q&A

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