Food aid advocates claim that a Georgia agency’s refusal to apply for federal work exemption is putting thousands of Georgians at risk of losing much-needed monthly food payments. As of July 1, more than 87,000 adults without children in Georgia
ATLANTA — Christmas is six days away as tens of thousands of Georgians across the state wonder how they’ll be able to feed their families this month. Now, the federal government is escalating the situation as the Georgia Department of
Since last summer, thousands of Georgians have turned to food banks, kitchens and shelters in order to make up for the loss of extra federal food stamp benefits that kept them from going hungry during the worst of the pandemic.
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