Family Tastes Life on Food Assistance
援助粮食,体验人生
A record number of Americans - 47 million people, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture - rely on government assistance to keep from going hungry. The program provides a small stipend for food, but warding off hunger can be challenging on such a tight budget. VOA's Steve Baragona visited one family that gave it a try.
根据美国农业部门统计,有4千7百万人依赖于政府援助免于饥饿 。这项计划为人们提供少量的食物,但要利用有限的预算来改变现状还是困难重重的 。VOA记者史蒂夫·巴拉戈纳采访了一户家庭 。