Articles tagged:Double Up Food Bucks

Posted: Sat Oct 2 8:38 a.m. by Steve Pepple Print Director

Ypsilanti police say three young women were arrested early Friday morning after they pulled flowers out of city flower pots along two blocks downtown. Two 22-year-olds and a 21-year-old face charges of malicious destruction of property and public intoxication, according to a media summary.

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Posted: Fri Oct 1 10:26 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

The gridiron wasn't the only busy place on Friday night as several local teams were in action in "other" sports, including field hockey, where eight different players scored for Pioneer in its 8-0 victory over Skyline. Down the road, but playing the same game, Greenhills had a makeup game against ...

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Posted: Fri Sep 10 2:23 p.m. by Jessica Webster
The Homegrown Festival is coming; The Oral History Project returns

The Ann Arbor Farmers Market produces a regular online newsletter, and the newly released September issue is available now.This weekend's Homegrown Festival is featured. The event takes place on Saturday, Sept. 11 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market site in Kerrytown. A dozen chefs ...

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Posted: Wed Sep 8 4:15 p.m. by Corinna Borden Community Contributor
John Dingell launches Double Up Food Bucks in Washtenaw County

Congressman John Dingell, Oran Hesterman of the Fair Food Network and Amanda Edmonds of Growing Hope spoke Tuesday afternoon at the Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers Market to launch the Double Up Food Buck program in Washtenaw County. As I wrote about in July, the Double Up Food Bucks program matches every food stamp ...

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Posted: Mon Jul 12 8:08 a.m. by Corinna Borden Community Contributor
Double up food bucks and food policy with the Fair Food Network

According to the Michigan Food Stamp Calculator, a single person earning $1,000 in Social Security income a month, with a $300 monthly rent payment, would be eligible for $66 in food stamp benefits that month. Say this person lived in Detroit, without a car, and wanted to purchase food. According ...

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