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San Francisco will use kiosks to dispense food stamps

September 18, 2006

San Francisco Mercury News: Mayor Gavin Newsom announced Sept. 18 that San Francisco is one of five cities to be awarded a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund a new food stamp access program.

Using the grant money, San Francisco's Human Services Agency, in collaboration with several community partners, will set up Web cameras and computer kiosks for San Franciscans to enroll in the food-stamp program or renew their applications online.

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