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Central Florida food-stamp growth 'staggering' -- now 1 in 6 relies on help

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About one in every six Central Floridians now relies on food stamps to subsist -- a rate that has ballooned by nearly 185% since the start of the recession.

The Florida Department of Children and Families called the increase "staggering."

In Orange County, the number is even higher, up 198%.

"And what's most shocking is that these are largely people who haven't applied for food stamps in the past," said John Cooper, director of DCF's 16-county central region. "This is the new face of public assistance."

Read the Orlando Sentinel report here.

Full post as published by the 13th juror on January 09, 2011 (boomark / email).

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