Former RSS President Jennifer Sherman Quoted in NYT Story about SNAP
New York Times columnist Thomas Edsall referenced the work of former RSS President, Jennifer Sherman of Washington State University, in his recent coverage of the Trump administration’s failure to fund SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps.
Sherman describes “the agonized struggle of the rural poor who, when faced with a major economic setback, are forced to turn to government for help: When they themselves need to use such benefit, they experience a deep sense of stigma and shame. They drove to stores far away to use SNAP benefits, hoping to avoid the gaze of their neighbors and community members.”