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Food stamp use, poverty rates sharply rise among NJ children during recession

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Food stamp use, poverty rates sharply rise among NJ children during recession : " By Star-Ledger Staff TRENTON — The Great Recession pushed thousands of New Jerseyans below the federal poverty level in 2009, causing the state's rate to spike to the highest it's been since at least 2002, a report released Tuesday finds. ... The Star-Ledger - NJ.com "