by admin | Jun 2, 2011 | Franciscan Center
A YouTube video that was shared with us on Twitter pointed out the need for outreach organizations to remember that we work with our poor, not for them. It is just a simple term, a small word, but when you change that preposition from ‘for’ to...
by admin | Feb 25, 2011 | SNAP Challenge: Living on $30 a Week
“What the hell are you trying to prove? Living on food stamps sucks? I think we all know that.” This was said to me a week ago as I explained the #SNAPchallenge concept to a friend and colleague of mine who later explained that she had been on food stamps...
by admin | Feb 17, 2011 | SNAP Challenge: Living on $30 a Week
Live like you’re on Food Stamps: Let me start off my saying that I do not work with a non-profit. I am a contractor who drifts from contract to contract. Even though I live in DC, the DC Metro area lives in a bubble and is sometimes unaware of what is going on...
by admin | Feb 15, 2011 | SNAP Challenge: Living on $30 a Week
It is Sunday evening and I am not hungry. For the first time in a week. I took stock of what food was left from week one, and I’ll admit, I pigged out. It wasn’t pretty. And, as I look at the list of foods consumed, it wasn’t really what I would have...
by admin | Feb 10, 2011 | SNAP Challenge: Living on $30 a Week
Waking up day three. The first thing on my mind is food. Usually I would flip on NPR, make coffee, start notes for the day, plan out the ideas I had for work. Usually my mind begins working from the time I open my eyes. But not today. Instead I’m am thinking...
