Articles tagged with: bridge to basics
Basic Needs »
On Sunday, the New York Times featured a wonderful frontpage article on a program very near and dear to our hearts here at UWKC: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known colloquially as food stamps.
We’ve written a good deal about food stamps on this blog, especially with regard to our new Bridge to Basics program (which incidentally has just wrapped a highly successful pilot run). But I thought it worth highlighting this article for several reasons, as it chronicles national trends we’ve been seeing in Seattle since…
Basic Needs, Volunteering »
In Washington state, there are many resources available to help people who are low-income or who are struggling financially. Unfortunately, most people don’t realize that they are eligible for services that can help. For example, in King County, only 66% of those eligible for food stamps are claiming them. This is the lowest rate in the entire state.
Families and individuals who have to choose between paying rent or buying groceries don’t know that there is a safety net available to them. With that in mind,…
