The money spent on Madison County residents needing assistance to eat continues to grow.
Madison County DFCS distributed $4.67 million worth of food stamps during the fiscal year of 2009, up almost $1.6 million — or over 50 percent — from 2008.
“We’ve had some significant increases,” said county DFCS director Lisa Plank. “... It’s just been incredible.”
Those statistics were released as part of the Madison County DFCS office’s annual report.
The county served an average of 3,555 recipients monthly with food stamps, an increase of 791 recipients over 2008.
Food stamps come from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the local DFCS offices issue them.
The dollar amount distributed in Madison County has more than doubled over the last six years.
In 2003, the county distributed about $1.75 million. That number grew to just over $3 million in 2008 before the 2009 spike.
The increase in food stamps was just one of the areas of the annual report that Plank discussed with the Madison County DFCS board this past Friday.
Plank is required by law to send the report to certain public officials but also distributes a condensed version to several community leaders and institutions (who are free to request the full report).
“I send it to anybody I can find in the phone book,” Plank said. “I send it to the library, I send it to the schools, I send it to the police department.”
OTHER AREAS
According to the report, an average of five adults and 64 children were served monthly in Madison County under the temporary assistance to needy families (TANF) program in 2009, totaling $169,081.
The program provides temporary, limited cash assistance to families, and a family in Georgia can only receive TANF funds for 48 months.
Unlike food stamps, this program has seen a 48 percent drop in Madison County since 2000.
According to the report, the drop is a result of the job readiness and work requirements that are part of TANF.
As for health care, $25.1 million was distributed in Medicaid in Madison County in fiscal year 2009, a $1.3 million increase over 2008.
As for foster care, Madison County DFCS began 2009 with 22 kids and ended with the same number.
Plank, however, noted a lot of movement in between, with 14 children returning to homes or being adopted.
Plank pointed out that many of those children had been in foster care long-term.
“We’ve been really working on those kind of more of our long term kids, getting them into adoptive homes, getting them into permanency,” Plank said.
And those who are getting food stamps and welfare should be DEPORTED. Again, shouldn't matter care where they were born.
Keep the responsible WORKERS, regardless of nationality. DEPORT the MOOCHERS, even if they were born under a giant flag in Washington.
new cars and dress like a million.
your non-sense the first time.
IF YOU CROSS THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET 12 YEARS HARD LABOR.
IF YOU CROSS THE IRANIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU ARE DETAINED INDEFINITELY.
IF YOU CROSS THE AFGHAN BORDER ILLEGALLY, YOU GET SHOT.
IF YOU CROSS THE SAUDI ARABIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE JAILED.
IF YOU CROSS THE CHINESE BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU MAY NEVER BE HEARD FROM AGAIN.
IF YOU CROSS THE VENEZUELAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE BRANDED A SPY AND YOUR FATE WILL BE SEALED.
IF YOU CROSS THE CUBAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE THROWN INTO POLITICAL PRISON TO ROT.
IF YOU CROSS THE U.S. BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET
a.. A JOB,
b.. A DRIVERS LICENSE,
c.. SOCIAL SECURITY CARD,
d.. WELFARE,
e.. FOOD STAMPS,
f.. CREDIT CARDS,
g.. SUBSIDIZED RENT OR A LOAN TO BUY A HOUSE,
h.. FREE EDUCATION,
i.. FREE HEALTH CARE,
j.. A LOBBYIST IN WASHINGTON
k.. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS PRINTED IN YOUR LANGUAGE
l.. THE RIGHT TO CARRY YOUR COUNTRY'S FLAG WHILE YOU PROTEST THAT YOU DON'T GET ENOUGH RESPECT
m.. AND, IN MANY INSTANCES, YOU CAN VOTE.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD A FIRM GRASP ON THE SITUATION.
And if you have kids you cannot afford, instead of requiring you to be sterilized or abort the fetuses you are too lazy / sorry to take care of or to get off your lazy citizen butt and GO TO WORK, you get even MORE WELFARE!
There aren't any illegal aliens getting welfare, because they are not eligible. Those kids they had on U.S. soil are citizens, so unfortunately they are eligible until you change the Constitution. BUT, what's really sinking our ship aren't the illegals or even the children of illegals....OVER 93% of all welfare moochers are CITIZENS whose parents are also citizens.
We need to force people who have children they cannot afford to at least undergo sterilization or abortions. And obviously we need to force the moochers to GO TO WORK. Otherwise, all you people opposed to abortion need to STEP UP and YOU need to pay YOUR MONEY to all the welfare moochers! Stop saying you want all those babies, but then you don't want to PAY YOUR OWN MONEY to take care of the babies. Hypocrites!
Neal Boortz said it best: If you have children that you cannot afford, YOU ARE A MOOCHER.
I got news for you...
What about all those hardworking Carpenters,Plumbers,Roofers,Sheetrock Installers,Painters,Flooring Installers,Block masons,etc,that are out of work because the market is flooded with foreclosures? How much control do you think they have over what has happened to their incomes?
NOT TO MENTION all the STORE owners that sell the above mentioned supplies that have laid off or let go their hardworking employees at not fault of their own.
Starting to get the picture?
What about the big machinery operaters,dump truck drivers,and electricians? Know any of those guys that are hurting?
What about all those people that used to make a good living in the Mortgage and finance industry? Not the greedy thieves at the top,but your neighbor that worked there for years?
I guess all these folks that are struggling to support their kids NOW, should have been sterolized back when they had the money to do it right.
You should ashamed of yourselves. I bet everyone of you claim to be a Christian,right? But your thoughts and words place you at the opposite end of the spectrum.
Blame the politicians and bankers,they're the ones that caused this mess. They've robbed us of our wealth to the point of needing food stamps to eat,and it's going to get worse.
This ain't gonna blow over and be okay in a couple of years, it might not be okay for another decade.
So be careful which way you point your finger,your kids might be next.
I got news for you...
What about all those hardworking Carpenters,Plumbers,Roofers,Sheetrock Installers,Painters,Flooring Installers,Block masons,etc,that are out of work because the market is flooded with foreclosures? How much control do you think they have over what has happened to their incomes?
NOT TO MENTION all the STORE owners that sell the above mentioned supplies that have laid off or let go their hardworking employees at not fault of their own.
Starting to get the picture?
What about the big machinery operaters,dump truck drivers,and electricians? Know any of those guys that are hurting?
What about all those people that used to make a good living in the Mortgage and finance industry? Not the greedy thieves at the top,but your neighbor that worked there for years?
I guess all these folks that are struggling to support their kids NOW, should have been sterolized back when they had the money to do it right.
You should ashamed of yourselves. I bet everyone of you claim to be a Christian,right? But your thoughts and words place you at the opposite end of the spectrum.
Blame the politicians and bankers,they're the ones that caused this mess. They've robbed us of our wealth to the point of needing food stamps to eat,and it's going to get worse.
This ain't gonna blow over and be okay in a couple of years, it might not be okay for another decade.
So be careful which way you point your finger,your kids might be next.