Catawba College Speaker Addresses Shifting Social, Economic Trends

“Making Social and Economic Change” was the topic of the morning April 2 at Catawba College as Dr. Deb Figart, of Pennsylvania and professor emerita, Stockton University, addressed a group of students, professors and other guests.

The event, open to the public, was presented by the Ketner School of Business and the Honors Program.  

In her remarks, Dr. Figart shared the history and several statistics of SNAP or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, the largest nutrition assistance program in the United States, which started back in the 1930s. Today, she mentioned that the program faces some challenges, but that it's up to the next generation to help make social economic changes.

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Source: SalisburyPost.com

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