"Up to the challenge?" asks an Action Alert from the Church of the
Brethren Peace Witness Ministries. "From Oct. 27-Nov. 3, this office
will be taking the Food Stamp Challenge. Will you join us?" The Food
Stamp Challenge is raising awareness of the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program SNAP (formerly food stamp program) to make sure the
45 million people who depend on it aren't left hungry. It is a
focus of the ecumenical "Fighting Poverty with Faith" campaign.
SNAP "is one of the programs on tap to be cut in the current round of
budget negotiations, along with many other programs that serve the
most vulnerable in our society at home and around the world," the
Action Alert reported. "All of this happens while our military budget
only continues to grow."
Those who join the Food Stamp Challenge will attempt to eat for a day
or series of days from Oct. 27-Nov. 3 on the amount of money that a
SNAP participant receives--roughly $4.50 per day--donating the
difference from what they typically spend on food to the Global Food
Crisis Fund. Participants also are encouraged to call on their members
of Congress to join in the challenge. (Find out more about the Global
Food Crisis Fund (GFCF) at www.brethren.org/gfcf.)
Source:10/20/2011 Newsline
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