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How the Other Half Lives

Public Officials Find Living Off Food Stamps Impossible

IT SEEMED LIKE a great idea when the Oregon Food Bank tapped District 2 Adult and Family Services (AFS) director Jerry Burns as a participant in this year’s Walk-A-Mile program. The program attempts to immerse public officials in the reality of life at poverty level by matching them with low-income families. The premise is simple: […]

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