The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma wants to assure residents that food assistance is available. “Throughout the 53 counties that we serve in western and central Oklahoma, there are nearly 300 community-based partner agencies that continue to provide food assistance even during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Deb Bunting, interim CEO of the Regional Food Bank. […]
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Complex mandate
In January, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), with encouragement from the White House, announced that it would allow states to mandate work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients to receive benefits and released guidelines for how those mandates should look. Four months later, Gov. Mary Fallin signed a bill that requires the […]
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Farmers markets connect growers and consumers for the freshest local produce
“We have consumers that have a desire to be involved in their community or at least to know their community,” said Meriruth Cohenour, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry agritourism coordinator.
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Oklahoma’s Children First partners with first-time, low-income moms and families to build safe, stable, healthy homes for children.
Oklahoma’s Children First partners with first-time, low-income moms and families to build safe, stable, healthy homes for children.
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“If we aren’t willing to confront that we have suffering right under our noses, we are doing a huge disservice to our fellow citizens,” Mélon said.
“If we aren’t willing to confront that we have suffering right under our noses, we are doing a huge disservice to our fellow citizens,” Mélon said.
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Food Briefs: Mama Sinmi’s Chop House, farmers markets, The R&J Lounge and Supper Club and more
Mama Sinmi’s Chop House closes, SNAP users benefit at farmers markets, The R&J Lounge and Supper Club hosts Independence Day festivities and The Red Cup Supper Club plans vegan dinner with peaches.
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Commentary: Fighting hunger
Chances are good that when you think about what hunger looks like, you think of someone standing on a street corner, looking for a handout. Odds are, you don’t conjure up an image of a single mom with two children, working full-time and living in the suburbs. Nor do you imagine an elderly man who […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Eating crow
The Oklahoma Republican Party landed in hot water recently after it compared people receiving SNAP benefits to animals in national parks.
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Chicken-Fried News: Ham burglar
A Broken Arrow man admitted to stealing $283,000 from the food stamp program.
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James lankford liberal?
After announcing his bid for Tom Coburn’s soon-to-be vacant senate seat, local Tea Partiers (not to be confused with “partiers”) launched an all-out assault on the fiery, redheaded Republican U.S. Representative of Oklahoma’s 5th District. Apparently, gutting SNAP food stamp benefits, blaming gun violence on “welfare moms” and believing it should be legal to fire […]