Why many full-time workers in Illinois need SNAP benefits to help buy food
WBEZ News · WBEZ Chicago
February 11, 20264m 24s
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Every time Amy Mendez walks the aisles of her local grocery store, she mulls the same dilemma – how will she afford to feed herself and her 13-year-old son?Mendez works full-time for Chicago Public Schools and earns $18.42 (18 dollars and 42 cents) an hour, making her among the school district’s lowest-paid staffers.But the job is critical for Mendez. About 24-percent of people in Illinois who get SNAP food benefits could lose them this year because of the Trump administration's expanded work rules.HOST: LANE