One hundred and ten years ago, there was a murder, payroll robbery and posse chase through the hills of Mingo County.
West Virginia Public Broadcasting has reached back to the golden age of radio ...
Us & Them Encore: SNAP — Do The Hungry Get More Policy Than Nutrition?
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Forty-two million Americans, or about 12 percent of the the population, need help feeding their families.
That help often comes from a federal program called SNAP — which stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly called food stamps. The Mountain State is one of the top recipients of SNAP benefits. Nearly 45 percent of recipients are older adults or families with someone who’s disabled, while nearly 60 percent are families with children.
The nation’s food support program began six decades ago, as a pilot program in McDowell County. Since then, it has reduced poverty and hunger across the nation.
In an award-winning encore episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay talks with three people — a retiree, a mom and a lawmaker who all say that nutritional support has made a difference in their lives.
This episode of Us & Them is presented with support from the West Virginia Humanities Council and the CRC Foundation.
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One hundred and ten years ago, there was a murder, payroll robbery and posse chase through the hills of Mingo County.
West Virginia Public Broadcasting has reached back to the golden age of radio ...
On this West Virginia Morning, we travel 110 years into the past, where a murder, payroll robbery and posse chase played out in one weekend in the hills of Mingo County.
West Virginia Public Br...
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