Hey. I'm a currently unemployed college student. Last year, I tried to apply for food stamps. My mother was helping me out with bills until I found a job, but then she lost her job, and I was still (unsuccessfully) looking everywhere for one. I applied for food stamps, and got turned down right in the office.

To qualify for food stamps, as a student, you have to be working a 20 hour a week job. Or have a dependent (aka, a baby.)

I had one snotty person tell me that, "Food stamps aren't meant for you, you can take out student loans for that," you know, to pay for food to live.

So, even if you're poor in America, you might not be poor enough to get help.