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Recession pushes seniors to more food pantries nationwide
Valerie Bauman reports older Americans facing fixed incomes crowd food pantries as retirement funds and nest eggs shrink. The shift is seen in rising senior aid requests, with 4.7 million households using pantries in 2008, up from 3.7 million in 2006, and California, Arizona, and New York agencies noting sharp increases.
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Albany
N.Y
Marti Forman
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Ronald Shevchuk
Ithaca
U.S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Virginia Skinner
Association of Arizona Food Banks
Phoenix
Catholic Charities USA
Shevchuk
Mark Dunlea
Hunger Action Network
New York State
New York City
Coalition Against Hunger