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When shame about government benefits affects your family's wellbeing

I finally got approved for SNAP benefits after months of paperwork and I feel so ashamed every time I use the card that I barely buy enough food for my kids.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The internalized stigma of needing assistance conflicts with the fundamental responsibility to care for one's children.

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