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He Burned Through $31,000 in Savings During COVID. At 55, SNAP Was the Last Safety Net for His Blended Family of Six
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He Burned Through $31,000 in Savings During COVID. At 55, SNAP Was the Last Safety Net for His Blended Family of Six

The first thing Carlos Mendez told me was that he’d never been inside a SNAP…

March 30, 2026 • Sloane Avery Wren
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