September 2020 Missouri Benefit Report Issued Mediocre effort yields mediocre results. The Missouri Department of Social Services just issued the September 2020 Monthly Management Report for the Family Support Division and the MO HealthNet Division. They earn one point for Read More …
Category: Food Security
Stop Hoping 2020 Won’t Get Worse…
Land O Lakes Extra Creamy Butter usually costs $5.99 a pound at friendly stores. Finding it on sale for the same price — $3.50 per pound – as plebian butter, I picked up three pounds: “You shouldn’t take that many,” Read More …
Poor People As Props
Thanks to COVID-19 a tremendous number of our neighbors now struggle. They deserve our help, and, that help ought to be delivered quietly and friendly. They are not props to be used to demonstrate the generosity of others.
A Few More Missourians Received Help In July
The report finds that the number of struggling citizens helped by Temporary Assistance dropped by 2% from June while the number receiving food stamps increased by just over half a percent, and, Medicaid [MO HealthNet] added about 2% to its rolls.
You Can’t Get There From Here
…with closed offices and a hiring freeze the numbers will not climb as they should. Hard working folks who need a hand up face locked doors. Welcome to Missouri.
Higher But Way Too Low…
More Missourians received food stamps and Medicaid this June compared to prior months: tens of thousands – perhaps even 100,000 more for food stamps and Medicaid – should have joined the rolls. The June 2020 Monthly Management Report from the Read More …