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HARRISONBURG,Va. (WHSV) -- Starting in November SNAP benefits
for folks in the Valley are decreasing.  There is no telling
where Sidney Renalds will end up tonight. Not only is he without
a job, but he is homeless and lives on the $200 he receives in
SNAP benefits which he says already isn't enough.  "I try to
cook at different places when I can, but usually I am grabbing
sandwiches, convenience stores on the run, and that really adds
up," said Renalds.  Pretty soon he will receive less money.
Something Carolyn Harlow with the Harrisonburg Rockingham County
Department of Social Services is worried about for the people
she serves.  "They are living on a limited amount of income and
groceries and gas are going up. Unfortunately when you take away
it can be very hard and cause a hardship on the family," said
Harlow.  In 2009, SNAP benefits went up 13.6 percent because of
federal stimulus money. The money is going away this year and
the average family c