REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FOOD STAMP CHALLENGE

Join us today by participating in the Food Stamp Challenge – a challenge to live for 1 week on the average food stamp allotment. Leaders and community members across the nation are taking the Food Stamp Challenge in order to help them better understand how the program works on a personal level and to highlight the continued need for and importance of feeding programs to alleviate hunger in the United States.

For one week, from Thursday, October 27th through Thursday, November 3rd, participants will live on the nationwide average food stamp benefit. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which is responsible for administering the Food Stamp Program, the nationwide average weekly benefit in FY 2010 was $31.50 – this translates to $4.50 per day, or $1.50 per meal. Click here to learn more.

Download the Fighting Poverty with Faith “Food Stamp Challenge Toolkit” for great resources about planning a Food Stamp Challenge including a how-to guide, background on the Challenge, FAQs, media resources, ideas for complementary community events, advocacy opportunities, and more. The Food Stamp Challenge Toolkit is available as a PDF and as a Word document.

Email your friends and family, and ask them to take the Food Stamp Challenge and/or other actions to help reduce hunger in the United States! Click here for a template email.

Hold a screening of the documentary “Food Stamped” to bring additional community and media attention to your Food Stamp Challenge. Learn more about this documentary here.