The frigid weather didn’t deter a determined stream of customers at the Rochester Public Market from finding Margaret O’Neill for Market Tokens on a recent Thursday. O’Neill is the program director for the Friends of the Rochester Public Market and she manages the token program, which she says is a main access to nutritional foods […]
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Food benefits decreasing
In Monroe County, food stamp cuts come at a time of growing need. In January 2011, 108,078 people in 55,220 Monroe County households received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, according to the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance. In August 2013, the number had risen to 120,332 recipients in 63,973 households. The current decrease, […]
