The Changing Face of Food Stamps

The Changing Face of Food Stamps
Wednesday, September 29
6:00 - 7:30pm
Albany Park Theater Project
(Eugene Field Park, 5100 North Ridgeway Avenue)

The new food stamp user might look like you. More Illinois families are receiving food stamps than ever before as a result of the deepest recession in decades, state officials recently said. With 40 million Americans now on food stamps, this increase in Illinois is in line with the national trend. Join us for this intimate, intergenerational conversation with Rodney Stephens, SNAP Outreach Manager with Feeding America, about the reality of hunger in America.

Reservations are required. E-mail events@prairie.org or call (312) 422-5580 to reserve your spot.

This program is part of The Public Square's Cafe Society series and is a precursor to a free performance of Albany Park Theater Project’s fabulous production, “Feast,” and post-show conversation on food justice on Thursday, October 28. More details to come.