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POVERTY FACTS

The Facts:

• 37 million Americans live in poverty.
• 17% of children live below the poverty level.
• 1.4 million children are homeless & runaways where they are living on the streets.
• 16,000 children in the world die daily from hunger related causes.

Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

Do you know?

Food Stamps can buy:
Food for human consumption
Seeds and plants which produce food for consumption by the food stamp households.
Food Stamps can NOT buy any nonfood items, such as:
Soaps, paper products, and household supplies, also vitamins and medicines.

Source: United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Service.