Food Stamp Office

The number of Americans receiving food stamps rose to a record 41.3 million in June as the jobless rate hovered near a 27-year high, the government said.

Nearly $2 million in food stamps were given out in July in DeSoto County.

A new study says that many people who could qualify for food stamps cannot get access to the food stamps. What’s your experience with the food stamp program? If you’re an applicant, recipient, merchant or if you work with an agency or company that deals with food stamps, please share your story with KPCC.

Friday is the last day low-income flood victims can apply for extra food stamps. People have been forming long lines all week long, and Friday morning was no different.

The Illinois Department of Human Services is offering food assistance to people still cleaning up from the damaging floods at the end of July.