Tag: Food Stamps

  • Tweet City Heights: Study Calls for End to Food Stamps Fingerprinting

    By Megan Burks Study Supports Ending Fingerprinting of Food Stamps Applicants A study by the Public Policy Institute of California gives ammunition to a bill that would end the state’s policy of fingerprinting food stamps applicants. The study confirms what lawmakers and advocates of the bill have been saying—the practice keeps people in need from…

  • Field Guide: Disaster Preparedness

    By Megan Burks [Editor’s Note: Field Guide is a weekly email bringing you the news, explainers and action items needed to navigate your changing community. Click here to subscribe.] FIELD GUIDE TOOLBOX Building an Emergency Kit You should have enough of the following supplies to last three days. Supplies should be packed in an easy-to-carry…

  • Blackout: Food Stamps Recipients May Have Been Hit Hard

    By Adrian Florido In the aftermath of last week’s 12-hour power outage, restaurant owners across San Diego County lamented the tens of thousands of dollars they lost from spoiled food. But many said they would rebound, despite the setback. That may not be so easy in the kitchens of more than 200,000 of the county’s…

  • Immigration Officials Warn About Dependence on Government Aid

    By Ruxandra Guidi Legal immigrants worry that their need for public assistance, like food stamps or low-income housing, could jeopardize their ability to become legal residents (Green Card holders) or U.S. citizens. San Diego district director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Paul Pierre, warned that there could be some risks to immigrants. “If…

  • City Heights Farmers Market Tops Food Stamp Collection Rate

    By Ruxandra Guidi Starting next year, all California farmers markets will accept food stamps. | Photo Credit: Ruxandra Guidi   Lillian Tunda came from the Congo in 2000 as a refugee with her husband and four kids. As part of their resettlement process, they were given food stamps, and placed in a low-income apartment complex…