what happened to my grandson's food stamps

We use a nanny two days a week. She has many other nannies that work for her- or at least she places them and gets some sort of a finders fee. Anyway, let me know if you would like me to put you in touch with her. She could offer some advice and/or have you sitting as soon as you can get your CPR certification and she completes a background check. She says business is good and she is turning much of it away...

have you and/or your daughter seen the other thread?

G

😀 Thanks to all for your suggestions, support offers and GW, your PM.

A co-worker, a single mom with 3 kids, said her benefits went from 300.00 per month to 30.00. So this is not just a problem for us. I still would like to know why our state has cut this program.

I am working on starting a sitter service. Please pass this info on!

MiMi n MiMaMar
850.225.7549
miramarmimi@yahoo.com

I am also listed on sittercity.com

I have personal references and background check.
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I agree with Geowickey in the fact that all people need to be prepared to independently support themselves. Women are particularly bad at doing this. (I've recently put a lot of thought behind this -- but I will spare you my complete rant. )And clearly the father hasn't proven to be a reliable source of support. But part of independently supporting yourself CAN include a period of time on public assistance. And that time CAN be over 1 year if you are working on a plan -- such as finishing a degree.

Now, does anyone have any knowledge of what caused food stamps to be cut back so drastically? Seems like an unfair reduction.

Your daughter is going to have to call/visit her caseworker to get that answer

The total cost of food stamp benefits for Florida is expected to reach about $1.5-billion this year, said Lange, the DCF administrator.

Statewide, 768,693 families received food stamps in May. Individual recipients numbered 1.5-million.

"So far we're able to manage the increase. It's harder and harder," she said.

The higher demand for food stamps isn't affecting cash-strapped state coffers because it is funded with federal money.

Yep.

I looked and looked and could not find anything about food stamp programs being cut. In fact, according to a story in my local paper today, more Floridians than ever are on food stamps, and so far they are able to handle the increase:



http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/personalfinance/article623031.ece

Looks like your daughter had a change in her individual situation, especially to have had such a drastic decrease. There haven't been any widespread cuts.

Thanks for the info!
I am not sure why her benifits were changed as she still has the same job and is not making any more money than before. I had a friend say her benefits were cut as well. :idontno:

It's apparent she must be doing just fine with the decreased amount she got paid and isn't at all concerned about the cut--or else she'd had already called by now.

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It began to remind me of a Sandy Banks post.

Please bring me inside the joke...

seriously, don't do this. this is just crappy. And I like you too, but come on!
You know, gordo, until it happens to you, you won't get it. I mean really, WTF?
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I don't know for sure which way you think I was going with the dead horse (don't really know myself which way I was going, maybe all available targets), but you tend to be a good and decent conscience for the board. So I will stop. You can PM me and clarify what the "until it happens to you" is so I won't have my feelings hurt by that and the "wtf?" :wave:

It began to remind me of a Sandy Banks post.