"The face of poverty is looking less urban as hard times linger in Michigan, state welfare officials say.
St. Joseph and Stevensville (more affluent areas in northern Berrien County) are no exception.
Food assistance requests in the St. Joseph area code rose 49 percent between July 2008 and April 2010, the Michigan Department of Human Services reported. Just over 1,100 families got food assistance in St. Joseph in April.
Stevensville's food assistance roll rose by 28 percent in the same period and saw 700 cases in April.
The number of Medicaid recipients rose to 1,664 in St. Joseph, a 30 percent rise in the period. Stevensville had 907 cases in April, a 28 percent increase.
Poverty "is no longer a problem in just the urban areas," state DHS Director Ismael Ahmed said Monday."
www.heraldpalladium.com/articles/2010/05/25/local_news/1449500.txt
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
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