#j16: Occupy4Jobs: "Food Stamps Cut for Bureaucratic Reasons," Says Social Worker

[From Liza Bear]:

New York, Jan. 16--Mic check: the Occupy4Jobs march takes off around Union Square. Michelle, community liaison for CB3 from Rosie Mendez' office, explains that many Lower East Side residents have been out of work since 2008; that new jobs, if any, are poorer paid and harder to keep; and that food stamps, even if all the rules are followed, are being cut for bureaucratic reasons." Contact her at Rosie Mendez' office.

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