USDA's own stats you shared shows us how Maine's generous TANF and food stamp program has moved Maine in the wrong direction by effectively increasing food insecurity. Proving Soup Kitchens and Food Cupboards needed, not increasing welfare dependencyhttp://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/supporters-to-trump-visit-belfast-on-penobscot-bay-55874/ …
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As someone who was on food stamps for a period of my childhood, this is true. Even if there is a soup kitchen or pantry, hours of access, ability to access, childcare issues, etc can make a soup kitchen functionally not usable for a lot of people, or on a regular basis.
If you've worked a long shift and have kids to feed and get to bed on time and live 45 minutes + transportation lag from a soup kitchen, it's simply not practical or realistic to use that option. Same thing with food pantries, they are not in every community and are limited hours
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Maine isn't a place that has 24 hour food options in most places (other than maybe some gas stations/convenience stores). It's very difficult to access food when you are poor, have limited transportation (even if "free" transportation is available it usually is not convenient)...
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...have children, disabilities (diagnosed or not), etc. It *seems* easy if the pieces are there, but those pieces often do not line up. A lot of my clients have to lose an entire day of work if they have to fix an issue with healthcare, food, childcare. That's killer when poor.
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