24 Connecticut towns don't have stores that accept food stamps
A bill would create the Office of the Food Access Advocate and provide tax incentives to certain grocery stores opening in food deserts.
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Connecticut food deserts: In 24 towns, no stores accept food stamps
Nearly 3,800 Connecticut food stamp recipients live in towns with no retailers that accept SNAP benefits. How do they fill in the gaps?
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CT food deserts: In 24 towns, no stores accept food stamps
When Patty Allegra-Babcock wants to use her food stamps, she has to cross town borders. She lives in quiet and tree-covered Pomfret, in a part of northeastern Connecticut where there are no stores that accept food stamps. The nearest grocery store that accepts her benefits is a Walmart, miles east in Putnam. But Allegra-Babcock doesn’t have a car, so she relies on friends and family to drive her around.
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There are 24 towns in CT with no stores that take food stamps. Lawmakers are trying to change that.
Out of more than half a million food stamp recipients in the state, nearly 3,800 live in towns where there are no retailers that accept this form of payment.
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