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Food Stamp Program on the Rise in New Mexico

By Whitney Jones

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Las Cruces, NM – The United States Food Stamp Program celebrates its 30th birthday this week. Developed in 1977 the federal assistance program provides food to low income people living in the U.S. But, as KRWG's Whitney Jones reports, many New Mexicans are still hungry.