Could You Live On A Budget Of Just $30 A Week For Food?

SNAP stands for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which you might better know as food stamps. The SNAP Challenge is when someone lives on a SNAP budget for one week to get a better understanding and appreciation for what life is like for the 46 million Americans who depend on SNAP to feed their families. Newark…

By

Rebecca Eisenberg

Dec 12, 2012

How the #SNAPChallenge works:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=H5qGOMl3H2A%3Frel%3D0

What Mayor Booker wanted to get out it:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=DTYi1TvC3ps%3Frel%3D0

Day 1: Realizing that not every store accepts SNAP dollars.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=wIFPuS4D9Qk%3Frel%3D0

Day 3: Worried about how long his food supplies will last.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=yyuMzRdIyWo%3Frel%3D0

Day 4: Really, really missing his coffee.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=dbraz59wRYo%3Frel%3D0

Some #SNAPChallenge Facts:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=WsRHE6HkMNI%3Frel%3D0

Meanwhile, on Fox News…

Add to Google News

Tags

environment farming

More for You

people, fatherhood, doctor, adoption, adoption stories, family, feel good stories, positive news

Doctor who adopted and raised a teen boy teared up when he discovered the kid’s true identity

baby name, Reddit, AITA, Mune, parenting, marriage, relationship, conflict, baby shower, mother-in-law

Husband asks the world for help after fallout from secretive wife’s choice of ‘horrible’ baby name

anti-homeless, homeless, hostiel architecture, urban planning, housing crisis, mental health

Artists got fed up with ‘anti-homeless spikes’ and revamped them in the coolest way

boomer parents, entitled kids, rude kids

Teacher reveals 11 things that boomer parents totally got right

mittens, history, fashion history

Why yellow mittens have been superior for the coldest climates for over 300 years

Advertisement

Featured

All Featured Stories →

galapagos, post office bay, floreana island

U.K. man got a hand-delivered, mystery postcard from the Galapagos. It has a 233-yr-old history behind it.

Annie Reneau

melody munch, teacher, last day of school, student awards, red carpet

Oklahoma second-grade teacher’s annual ‘awards show’ on last day of school leaves students treasured

Emily Shiffer

kids, aviation, Southwest Airlines, attention to detail, viral stories

A pilot gave this 5-year-old a training manual. Minutes later he spotted something adults miss.

Adam Albright-Hanna & Upworthy Staff

The NaNaz, punk, music, Gen X

Punk band with women over 50 rioting against menopause is going big time and people are taking notice

Cecily Knobler