Buying Power of Food Stamps Declines
Summary: New York Times published this article on June 21, 2008, and the EveryBlock system found it to be geographically relevant to Washington Heights in New York. Below, you can read the article excerpt that mentions the given location and follow the link to read the full article.
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Yessenia Villar, who lives in Washington Heights and works tutoring children in Spanish and English, knows about tough choices. She says it is getting harder to stretch her monthly $190 in food stamps to cover food for herself, her mother and her 5-year-old daughter. At the end of the month, she runs out of oil, rice and, most painful of all, plantains, which have gone from five for $1 to two for $1, she says. Read the full article at the original source (New York Times)…
| Location | Washington Heights |
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| Publication date | June 21, 2008 |
| Source | New York Times |
Added to EveryBlock on June 21, 2008.