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Food Stamps Revamped: 3SquaresVT
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As of the first of this year, thousands more Vermonters could qualify for the program formerly known as Food Stamps. The program has a new name, too: 3SquaresVT. Also, a new, toll-free hotline helps dairy farmers cope with mounting economic stress. And ski jumping returns to Brattleboro.VPR News
Food stamp eligibility expands
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Changes to the income and savings restrictions of beneficiaries will allow more people to apply for the federal program.VPR News
Vermont Food Stamp rules to change, expand use
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Vermont’s Food Stamp eligibility rules will be changing Jan. 1, making 14,000 more households eligible for benefits.VPR News
Morning Newscast: September 11, 2008
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Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: Vermont will expand eligibility for Food Stamp assistance as state officials plan for what they say could be a difficult winter; Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gaye Symington has unveiled a plan to get more Vermont students to attend college; Renovations to transform Vermont’s Northwest State Correctional Facility into a prison for women are under way…VPR News
VPR Evening News September 10th, 2008
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Food stamp eligibility expanded; New signs the Vermont economy is slowing; Manchester company wins Navy contract; CCV getting a new home in Burlington; and commentator Leora Dowling on understanding Haiti.VPR News
Vermont will expand Food Stamp eligibility to 30,000 households
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Vermont will expand eligibility for Food Stamp assistance as state officials plan for what they say could be a difficult winter. The changes should more than double the number of households who qualify for government assistance to keep food on their table. VPR’s Ross Sneyd reports.VPR News
Debit cards arriving at farmers’ markets
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More Vermont farmers’ markets are accepting debit cards and electronic food stamps this summer, making it easier for people to buy local produce, organic cheeses and homemade breads and pies.VPR News
Food shelf, stamp use increasing
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Experts say more people are turning to food shelves and using food stamps to help them get by in tough economic times.VPR News