Remembering the innocent victims of poverty

 

Published: December 29, 2010

The number of Oklahomans receiving SNAP (food stamp) benefits increased this year to an all-time high of 612,347, many of whom are children. Their family stories may differ — a premature newborn, a toddler being raised by a grandparent, the child of a father without work — but what they all have in common is that they need our help. One in five babies in Oklahoma struggles with hunger. Imagine your infant...


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