Posted on 11/02/2013 6:10:41 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Can you feed yourself on $4.50 a day?
Thats the typical daily benefit for someone who gets food stamps. Millions of low-income Americans are dependent on the program, which is called Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, for some if not all of their food money. SNAP benefits have just been reduced slightly, with the sunset of an economic-stimulus addition, and will likely be cut more by Congress before the year is through.
Here in Clark County, Share and the Clark County Food Bank are inviting the community to get a sense of life on that kind of budget by accepting the SNAP Challenge. Participants will commit to eating all meals from that tight SNAP budget of just $4.50 per day.
Visit clarkcountysnapchallenge.org to register for one day, three days or seven days in November. Youll be provided with guidelines as well as suggested shopping lists and recipes. All participants are encouraged to share their experience on facebook.com/clarkcountysnapchallenge, and to connect with other participants at #CCSNAPchallenge.
At 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 19, SNAP Challenge participants will share their stories at the Vancouver Community Library, 901 C Street. Thats part of a series of activities planned for National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, Nov. 17-23.
Well, that’s what I think too. I am sure that the Lord heard your prayers. I know there are lots of people that truly need a tempory hand, but others are not so temporary.
Yes, that’s interesting too. I just try to eat as healthy as I can, and I do prefer frozen veggies, but my freezer kept going out unexpectedly, so I decided to go old school.
Now, I just buy what’s on sale that I have room for. If the freezer has space, and there’s a good deal on frozen stuff, that’s what I buy. If it’s canned goods, then that’s what I buy.
Other than a few things like milk, butter, and bread etc. I just buy what’s on sale. I quit drinking soda and stopped adding sugar to tea long ago, but hubby likes his soda and sugar for coffee, but I wouldn’t even buy soda if not for that.
LOL. That’s a halloween stamp right?
Just kidding
LOL. Might as well be. Fed keeps printing money hand over fist. Not a lot different.
Someone should open a chain of convenience stores and name them EBT. Just to see if anyone raises an eyebrow.
LOL. Stop you’re making me laugh too hard-I’m getting a headache, and it’s too close to bedtime to get to laughing that much.
OOPS
A picture of pigs at the trough would be most appropriate.
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