New report from MPIP shows an increase in food stamp usage

Food stamps — not readily associated with the townships and boroughs outside Philadelphia — are becoming more commonplace as the recession drags on. "Areas where you wouldn't expect food stamps to be have increasing difficulties," said Temple sociologist David Elesh, a co-principal investigator of Temple's Metropolitan Philadelphia Indicators Project (MPIP). "Among well-off populations along Routes 30 or 202, you're seeing substantial growth in the percentage of households on food stamps. The recession continues to damage people's quality of life. People almost everywhere are hurting."
Feb. 13, 2011 | Philadelphia Inquirer