2020-04-01_Readers_Digest

WHY ARE

MILITARY

FAMILIES

ON FOOD

STAMPS?

Some of America’s bravest

are going hungry. Why aren’t

we doing more to help them?

By Cynthia McFadden, Christine Romo,

and Kenzi Abou-Sabe

from nbc news

Photographs by John Francis Peters

NATIONAL INTEREST

Desirée

Mieir

Desirée had no

idea how finan-

cially stressful

being married to

a service member

would be. “When

the twins were

born, there were

times we would

make pasta for a

couple of dollars

and stretch that

out for half the

week. Then we’d

think of some

other simple dish

to last the rest of

the week.” The

family isn’t eligible

for food stamps,

so the food pantry

Desirée frequents

is a lifesaver.

76 april 2020 | rd.com