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A quick visual story about welfare myths and food aid in America

From CityLab visual storyteller Ariel Aberg-Riger, How the Other Half Eats, a look at the myths surrounding welfare and how food aid (in the form of SNAP) works in the US.

Food Aid in the USA

And don’t skip the extensive list of sources and recommended reading at the end of the piece…lots to dig into there.