Why one N.H. town turned to food assistance at higher levels than anywhere else in the state

About 19 percent of the town’s 657 residents enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. That’s three times more than the statewide average of 5.5 percent of residents enrolled in the program. With jobs hard to come by, it’s the community in the state that saw the highest percentage of its population enrolled in a food assistance program, according to data analyzed by the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute . In Stratford, N.H., an exodus of employers has left residents in a tricky position. “There are a lot...