Food stamps cannot purchase diapers, baby wipes or toiletries.
These are just some of the expensive, yet necessary items for any family to afford since the recession barged in.
Welfare mothers don't have enough cash to buy items needed for everyday living.
Some mothers have been selling their food stamps for lesser the amount than the food value, so they can purchase the non-food items food stamps won't cover.
The unemployment rate is at an all time high, relationships are strained.
Marriages are at an all time low.
The recession is threatening to go for round two.
The wait in the Welfare offices are all day and then some.
Tempers are getting over heated and forcing families to do what they would never think of to get by.
The New York Times reported that about six million Americans are receiving food stamps since the recession hit.
Women are selling their food stamps on the black market for less money, in order to buy diapers, wipes, Children's Tylenol, kids' shoes, toothpaste, bath and kitchen necessities.
They also buy and sell between themselves or a local store owner who keeps the sales on the down low.
This activity is hard to trace since both parties are closed mouth, in order for mom's to get what they need.
The buyer of the food stamps is getting the better deal, taking advantage of the situation.
Welfare reform was implemented in 1996 under the Clinton Administration, which limited cash assistance and gave each state jurisdiction over its welfare cases.
Each sate could decide how long a family was to stay on the program and how much cash assistance they would receive.
This new program was named the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families TANF.
It was implemented to help welfare families stay in the system only for a limited time, helping the recipients find jobs with new work programs and self discovery classes.
According to the Catholic News Service, in 2006 the U.
S.
Department of Health and Human Services' poverty guideline for a family unit of three, including two children, was an annual income of $16,600.
Selling food stamps for cash is a criminal offense but these mothers and children are suffering without the everyday staples of life, which makes it easier to justify the behavior.
There is a new surge in diaper donations, from celebrities, to churches they are recognizing the needs of these families.
These are just some of the expensive, yet necessary items for any family to afford since the recession barged in.
Welfare mothers don't have enough cash to buy items needed for everyday living.
Some mothers have been selling their food stamps for lesser the amount than the food value, so they can purchase the non-food items food stamps won't cover.
The unemployment rate is at an all time high, relationships are strained.
Marriages are at an all time low.
The recession is threatening to go for round two.
The wait in the Welfare offices are all day and then some.
Tempers are getting over heated and forcing families to do what they would never think of to get by.
The New York Times reported that about six million Americans are receiving food stamps since the recession hit.
Women are selling their food stamps on the black market for less money, in order to buy diapers, wipes, Children's Tylenol, kids' shoes, toothpaste, bath and kitchen necessities.
They also buy and sell between themselves or a local store owner who keeps the sales on the down low.
This activity is hard to trace since both parties are closed mouth, in order for mom's to get what they need.
The buyer of the food stamps is getting the better deal, taking advantage of the situation.
Welfare reform was implemented in 1996 under the Clinton Administration, which limited cash assistance and gave each state jurisdiction over its welfare cases.
Each sate could decide how long a family was to stay on the program and how much cash assistance they would receive.
This new program was named the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families TANF.
It was implemented to help welfare families stay in the system only for a limited time, helping the recipients find jobs with new work programs and self discovery classes.
According to the Catholic News Service, in 2006 the U.
S.
Department of Health and Human Services' poverty guideline for a family unit of three, including two children, was an annual income of $16,600.
Selling food stamps for cash is a criminal offense but these mothers and children are suffering without the everyday staples of life, which makes it easier to justify the behavior.
There is a new surge in diaper donations, from celebrities, to churches they are recognizing the needs of these families.
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