The First Food Stamp Program Begins in Rochester, New York
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Economics
- Subcategories: Business, Human Rights, Poverty, Poor People, Humanitarian Aid, Disaster Relief
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: New York
- Date: 1939
Article abstract: The first food stamp plan established by the United States Department of Agriculture began as an experiment on May 16, 1939, in Rochester, New York.
Summary of Event
In May, 1939, eleven million people in the United States were receiving federal food assistance through direct commodity donations. At that time, various groups were searching for methods of increasing consumption of grapefruit and other surplus foods. In January, 1939, at a meeting in Chicago of the National-American Wholesale Grocers Convention, a plan developed by the...
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