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The food stamp program was an immense help to me and my 13 y/o daughter when I was finishing college. I first applied during my first semester as a full-time student with my daughter who was 12 at the time. I was denied b/c I was only working 18 hours a week rather than the required 20 hours. (it was a waitress job that worked around my class schedule.) The time period was right after President Clinton reformed the welfare and food stamp program.
There was a time when I was in college, as a single mother of a middle-school aged child where we had no food. When I say no food I mean not any food of any kind. There were no food banks; no do-good churches or any organization in that small college town that helped with food. A neighbor gave us some macaroni, but she too, was a single mother in college full-time. She received food stamps.
It was the Cherokee Nation that helped us. The tribe has a commodity food program and we were able to use that program. Later, when I began working more hours, I was able to receive food stamps for six months. I had less need at the time than when I first applied, but the need was still there.
I think some of you people are way too critical and don't contemplate a situation beyond your own erroneous perceptions. It's called being very small minded.
I finished college, btw, and it has paid off immensely.
So, you chose to pay for college rather than pay for food to put in your child's mouth?
You are NOT entitled to go to college. Your daughter IS entitled to eat.
The food stamp program was an immense help to me and my 13 y/o daughter when I was finishing college. I first applied during my first semester as a full-time student with my daughter who was 12 at the time. I was denied b/c I was only working 18 hours a week rather than the required 20 hours. (it was a waitress job that worked around my class schedule.) The time period was right after President Clinton reformed the welfare and food stamp program.
There was a time when I was in college, as a single mother of a middle-school aged child where we had no food. When I say no food I mean not any food of any kind. There were no food banks; no do-good churches or any organization in that small college town that helped with food. A neighbor gave us some macaroni, but she too, was a single mother in college full-time. She received food stamps.
It was the Cherokee Nation that helped us. The tribe has a commodity food program and we were able to use that program. Later, when I began working more hours, I was able to receive food stamps for six months. I had less need at the time than when I first applied, but the need was still there.
I think some of you people are way too critical and don't contemplate a situation beyond your own erroneous perceptions. It's called being very small minded.
I finished college, btw, and it has paid off immensely.
Its called being responsible and taking care of business. Which based on your post you choose college over feeding your child. Too bad for your child.
The food stamp program was an immense help to me and my 13 y/o daughter when I was finishing college. I first applied during my first semester as a full-time student with my daughter who was 12 at the time. I was denied b/c I was only working 18 hours a week rather than the required 20 hours. (it was a waitress job that worked around my class schedule.) The time period was right after President Clinton reformed the welfare and food stamp program.
There was a time when I was in college, as a single mother of a middle-school aged child where we had no food. When I say no food I mean not any food of any kind. There were no food banks; no do-good churches or any organization in that small college town that helped with food. A neighbor gave us some macaroni, but she too, was a single mother in college full-time. She received food stamps.
It was the Cherokee Nation that helped us. The tribe has a commodity food program and we were able to use that program. Later, when I began working more hours, I was able to receive food stamps for six months. I had less need at the time than when I first applied, but the need was still there.
I think some of you people are way too critical and don't contemplate a situation beyond your own erroneous perceptions. It's called being very small minded.
I finished college, btw, and it has paid off immensely.
Obviously, your situation is different. You had one child and you were going to college to complete your education to better yourself. I do not have any problem with what you described. As a compassionate individual that I consider myself to be, I am all for assisting those in need. However, there is a difference with assisting individuals as compared to "enabling" them. By enabling these individuals you are just throwing good money at a bad cause. It is no different than giving money to the street corner alcoholic so he can continue to by more booze.
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