Food Stamp Delays

In this May 12, 2010 photo, a woman who only gave her first name Ally, and said it was her first time applying, waits to be called for an appointment for food stamps at a city building in El Cajon, Calif. A record 40 million people, one in eight Americans, now rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the official name of food stamps. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)