Wendy

Commerce

food stamps get gentrified

I'm a member of the Park Slope Food Coop, where I fulfill my work requirement as a cashier. While in the past each shift generally brought 2 or 3 food stamp users of various backgrounds, one demographic that usually wasn't represented (or at least not regularly) was the young, hipster looking crowd. Not only does there seem to be an increase in food stamp users, there also is an obvious expansion of user profile - many more 20 to early 30-something, hipster / yupster looking types. It's been VERY noticeable.

Park Slope Food Coop, Park Slope, Brooklyn