TRUMAN The Scholastic Book Fair will take place 4:30-6:30 p.m. today in the high school gym. Park in the high school parking lot and enter through the wes
9 Million College-Educated Adults Received Government Assistance
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Roughly nine million college-educated adults received government assistance in 2017, the United States Census Bureau has reported. The majority of adult recipients of the government programs investigated Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Supplemental Security Income; Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children; and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families had only a high school degree or less.
Educational attainment varied across programs. In some programs, roughly one-third of recipients had attended at least some college. People with a bachelor’s degree made up 10 percent of WIC recipients, 7.9 percent of SSI recipients, 7.6 percent of SNAP recipients and 5.5 percent of TANF recipients.
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As summer beckons and Lexington continues to open back up, a warm-weather staple is returning to town. The Lexington Farmers Market has announced details for their 2021 season, including the move to a brand-new location.
Tuesday, June 1 will be the market’s first day. It will run every Tuesday until October 26, according to LFM Board President Leslie Wilcott-Henrie.
It will now be located on the Worthen Road practice field, between the field house and the baseball diamond and behind Crumb Football Field.
When the town started accelerating plans for the Center Streetscape Project, LFM leadership was notified that they would have to change location. For the past 16 years, Wilcott-Henrie said, the market was set up at Fletcher Park, next to the police station at the eastern edge of Lexington Center. However, as the center is revamped over the next two constructions seasons, Fletcher Park will be needed to house various machinery and other equi
THE Department of Community and Cultural Affairs-Nutrition Assistance Program and the Public School System-Child Nutrition Program are administering the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer or P-EBT program that provides food benefits to school-age children who lost access to school meals because their school was closed or operating with reduced in-person attendance due to Covid-19.
The P-EBT is funded by the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2021 or U.S. Public Law 116-159.
PSS-CNP Director Dale Roberts said all school-age children on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota â from pre-school to 12th grade â are eligible for P-EBT benefits.
A child must be enrolled in school to be considered for P-EBT benefits.
05/07/2021
Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania departments of Education (PDE), Agriculture, and Human Services (DHS) announced today that thousands of students and families will continue to receive nutritious meals during the pandemic. The Biden Administration, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Services Department, is extending or providing flexibilities to the National School Lunch Program, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT).
“We are pleased to hear about USDA s continued commitment to food security by creating opportunities for students and families to have access to resources that support nutritional needs through the next school year,” said Acting Secretary of Education Noe Ortega. “These programs create accessibility and offer relief to families during such an unpredictable time in our lives.