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Below is a list of selected articles that discuss the the 2011 Fighting Poverty with Faith mobilization, “Working Together to End Hunger.”

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• December 1, 2011. The ‘Challenge’ of Dining on $31.50 a Week. Ronna and Joel Fox. Cleveland Jewish News.
• November 29, 2011. Students commit to experiencing life on food stamps. The Appalachian Online. [VIDEO]
• November 29, 2011. Fighting Poverty with Faith. Rabbi Amy Joy Small.
• November 21, 2011. Taking the Food Stamp Challenge. Rabbi Marc Israel.
• November 18, 2011. The Norman Soloman Food Stamp Diet. Christian Kallen. San Rafael CA Patch.
• November 17, 2011. Elizabethtown College students go hungry for food stamp challenge. Church of the Brethren News Service. Worldwide Faith News.
• November 16, 2011. ‘Humbling, difficult’: Bay area rep’s week on a food stamp diet. George Raine. Catholic San Francisco.
• November 12, 2011. Ted Deutch, Debbie Wasserman Schultz Dine on $4.50 a Day. Anthony Man. FL Sun-Sentinel.
• November 12, 2011. God has provided; it’s up to us to feed the hungry. Barbara Nixon. The Idaho Statesman.
• November 12, 2011. Food Stamp Challenge Poverty Wake-Up Call to US Politicians. Ekklesia.
• November 11, 2011. Congresswoman Fudge says she’s always hungry on food stamp experiment. Ellen McGregor. NewsNet5 Cleveland. [VIDEO]
• November 11, 2011. Jewish News Week in Review: November 11, 2011. The Jewish Channel. [VIDEO, begin at 6:10]
• November 11, 2011. Day 2: Hungry for Dinner at 4:30pm. Rabbi Joel Masbacher. Westwood-Washington Township Patch.
• November 10, 2011. Keeping Kosher During the Food Stamp Challenge. Renee Ghert-Zand. The Jew and the Carrot.
• November 10, 2011. Participants Get a Taste of Hunger at Interfaith Banquet. Alix Wall. JWeekly San Francisco Bay Area.
• November 8, 2011. Congresswoman Barbara Lee Discusses Poverty and the Food Stamp Challenge with Martin Bashir. MSNBC. [VIDEO].
• November 8, 2011. DNC Chairwoman Joins Food Stamp Challenge. Ariel Katz. The Hill.
• November 8, 2011. My View: A Taste of Hunger to Raise Awareness. David Sklar. The Indiana Star.
• November 8, 2011. Food For Thought: Food Stamp Challenge Helped Me Empathize with Homeless Families and Individuals. Cara Baldari. Focus First.
• November 7, 2011. 12 Members of Congress Live Like 49 Million in Poverty. Lauren Victoria Burke. Politics365.
• November 7, 2011. Food Stamp Challenge: First Trip to the Grocery Store. Rabbi Amy Eilberg. Twin Cities Star Tribune.
• November 7, 2011. Could you eat well enough on food stamps? Greg Peck. The Janesville Gazette.
• November 7, 2011. Trying on Hunger a ‘Humbling Experience.’ Rebecca Rosen Lum. San Mateo Patch.
• November 7, 2011. Congresswoman Marcia Fudge Participates in Food Stamp Challenge. Ted Kortan. News Channel 5 Cleveland.
• November 7, 2011. Rabbi to Take the Food Stamp Challenge. Jessica Mazzola. MahwahPatch.
• November 5, 2011. Speier Calls Food Stamp Challenge ‘Uncomfortable‘. Aaron Kinney. San Mateo County Times.
• November 5, 2011. Speier Wraps Up Food Stamp Challenge. Heather Murtagh. The San Mateo Daily Journal.
• November 5, 2011. Getting by on $31.54: The Food Stamp Challenge Left Me Hungry, Humbled and Educated. James Causey. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal.
• November 5, 2011. Elizabethtown College Students Choose to Go Hungry. Amy Mountain. Press Release.
• November 4, 2011. Food Stamp Challenge Participants Step Into the Shoes of the Poor. Teresa Tomassoni. The Washington Post.
• November 4, 2011. Congresswoman Tastes Life on Food Stamps. Bay City News.
• November 4, 2011. Christensen Lives a Week on Food Stamps. Aldeth Lewin. Virgin Islands Daily News.
• November 3, 2011. Interest Groups Try to Catch Debt Committee’s Ear. Eric Lichtblau. The New York Times.
• November 3, 2011. Food on My Mind – All the Time: The Food Stamp Challenge, Day 6. Rabbi Steve Gutow. The Huffington Post.
• November 3, 2011. Food Stamp Challenge Highlights Issue of Hunger. WTHR-13 Indianapolis.
• November 3, 2011. Food Stamp Challenge blog. Advocacy in Action, Greater Miami Jewish Federation.
• November 3, 2011. Living Richly with SHARE – Food Stamp Challenge. SHARE Wisconsin. Blog.
• November 3, 2011. Food Stamp Challenge 2011. Jewish Family Services, Cincinnati OH. Blog.
• November 2, 2011. That Growl in the Belly, Multiplied. Fr. Larry Snyder. Think and Act Anew: A Conversation with Fr. Larry Snyder about Poverty in America, Catholic Charities USA.
• November 2, 2011. A Banquet to End Hunger. Laura Rumpf. The Jew and the Carrot.
• November 2, 2011. Congress Members Take “Food Stamp Challenge,” Eating on $4.50 a Day. Nina Thorsen. KQED News, Bay Area CA.
• November 2, 2011. Democrats Attempt to Eat on $4.50 a Day in Food Stamp War. NewsOne.
• November 2, 2011. Food Stamp Challenge raises awareness about local need for food. Stefanie Scott. WauwatosaNow, Wisconsin.
• November 2, 2011. Indiana interfaith, anti-hunger leaders take challenge to feed selves on $31.50 for 7 days. Greenfield Daily Reporter.
• November 2, 2011. Groups Try Living On Food Stamps For a Week. WISHTV-8 Indiana.
• November 2, 2011. Food Stamp Challenge Asks People to Try Living on $31.50 a Week. Madeline Wright. FOX-28, Indiana.
• November 2, 2011. Indiana Advocates Take Food Stamp Challenge. WDNU-16.
• November 1, 2011. Rep. Fudge Speaks with Rev. Sharpton on Food Stamp Challenge. PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton. [VIDEO]
• November 1, 2011. Eleanor Holmes Norton is Living Off Food Stamps. Chris Shott. Washington City Paper.
• November 1, 2011. Take the Food Stamp Challenge. The New York Jewish Week.
• November 1, 2011. Taking the Congressional Food Stamp Challenge: Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s blog. Huffington Post.
• November 1, 2011. Living On Food Stamps. Heather Murtagh. The Daily Journal, San Mateo.
• November 1, 2011. Congressmen Receive Food Stamps. Elahe Izadi. DCentric, WAMU-88.5.
• November 1, 2011. Take the Food Stamp Challenge. Sixty’s Blog, Spark People.
• November 1, 2011. Morning Briefing: Nov 1, 2011. ThinkProgress.
• November 1, 2011. Iran, Hunger discussed. Sergio Carmona. South Florida Sun-Sentinal.
• October 31, 2011. Rep. Fudge Taking the Food Stamp Challenge. CNN. [VIDEO]
• October 31, 2011. Food Stamps: Democrats in Congress Attempt to Eat on $4.50 a Day to Protest Potential Budget Cuts. Luke Johnson. The Huffington Post.
• October 31, 2011. Carolyn’s Shopping Cart. Congresswoman Jackie Speier’s YouTube Channel. [VIDEO]
• October 31, 2011. Jackie Speier Tries Living on Food Stamp Budget. Aaron Kinney. Marin Independent Journal.
• October 31, 2011. CT Congressman Learns What $4 a Day Tastes Like. Susan Campbell. The Hartford Courant.
• October 31, 2011. Hunger Task Force Launches Food Stamp Challenge. ABC WISN Wisconsin. [VIDEO]
• October 31, 2011. Rabbi Steve Gutow Takes the Food Stamp Challenge. [VIDEO]
• October 31, 2011. Valley Leaders Take Part in a Program to Raise Awareness About Poverty. WFMJ Youngstown. [VIDEO]
• October 31, 2011. Fighting Poverty with Faith Starts in Youngstown. Brian Corbin. Brian Corbin’s Reflections on Religion and Life.
• October 31, 2011. Leaders Begin Food Stamp Challenge. ABC WYTV-33 Youngstown.
• October 31, 2011. Leaders Begin Food Stamp Challenge. WKBN-27 Youngstown.
• October 31, 2011. Could You Survive on $1.50 a Meal? Alex Deiro. WLFI, Lafayette IN.
• October 31, 2011. Local hunger advocates take Food Stamp Challenge. WBAA, Public Radio from Purdue.
• October 31, 2011. Government, civic leaders eat as though on stamps. Local-8 Nashville.
• October 30, 2011. Could You Live Off Food Stamps? CNN. [VIDEO]
• October 30, 2011. Week-long Food Stamp Challenge Comes to an End. Lauren Murphy. ABC News 2 WKRN-TV Nashville. [VIDEO]
• October 30, 2011. Food Stamp Challenge. WLFI-TV, Lafayette IN. [VIDEO]
• October 30, 2011. My Week on Food Stamps. Sara’s blog, Tucson.
• October 29, 2011. Congress members attempt to live off government aid. KCTV-5 News via CNN.
• October 29, 2011. Speier Takes Food Stamp Challenge. Rebecca Rosen Lum. San Mateo Patch.
• October 29, 2011. Barbara Lee joins Faith Leaders in Taking the Food Stamp Challenge 2011. The State Column,
• October 29, 2011. Baseball, a not so balanced diet, and the economy. The Post Star NY.
• October 29, 2011. Mahoning Valley Leaders to Kick Off Food Stamp Challenge. The Youngstown News.
• October 28, 2011. Rabbi, Imam and Pastors Defend US Food Subsidy Program. Jerome Socolovsky. Voice of America.
• October 28, 2011. Speier to take food stamp challenge. KTVU.
• October 28, 2011. Standing Up For SNAP. Valerie Jarrett. The White House Blog.
• October 28, 2011. U.S. Rep Alcee Hastings On Food Stamps. Sunshine State News, Jim Turner’s blog.
• October 28, 2011.Congressman Lives on Food Stamp Budget for a Week. LeaAnne Gendreau. NBC Connecticut.
• October 28, 2011. Religious Leaders, Congress Members Embark on Food Stamp Challenge. Josef Kuhn. Urban Christian News.
• October 28, 2011. Lawmakers, JCPA join in food stamps push. Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
• October 28, 2011. Guest Column: Food Insecurity a Growing Problem. Patti O’Callaghan. Journal Courier, Indiana.
• October 28, 2011. Why I’m Living on the Food Stamp Budget. Richard Bertin. CrossStreets.
• October 27, 2011. Religious, Political Figures Participate in Food Stamp Challenge. Washington Post. [SLIDESHOW]
• October 27, 2011. Challenge Prods Americans to Shop Like Food Stamp Recipients. Greta Kreuz. ABC-7 News. [VIDEO]
• October 27, 2011. Americans Are Challenged to Live on Food Stamp Money of $31.50. John Henrehan. FOX-5 DC. [VIDEO]
• October 27, 2011. House Democrats Spend a Week on Food Stamps. Mario Trujillo. The Hill.
• October 27, 2011. Food Stamp Challenge: Interfaith Coalition Fights Poverty with Faith. Michael Gryboski. The Christian Post.
• October 27, 2011. Op-Ed: Take the Food Stamp Challenge. Conrad Giles and Rabbi Steve Gutow. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
• October 27, 2011. Congresswoman Barbara Lee Joins Faith Leaders in Taking the Food Stamp Challenge 2011. Press Release.
• October 27, 2011. Faith Groups Fight Poverty. Progressive Grocer.
• October 27, 2011. Faith, political leaders find out how far food stamps go. Josef Kuhn. Washington Post On Faith.
• October 27, 2011. Rep. Schakowsky Participates in National Food Stamp Challenge. ENews Park Forest.
• October 27, 2011. How Much will $31.50 Buy? Administration Officials, Lawmakers to Experience Food Stamps. Scott Nance. The Democratic Daily.
• October 27, 2011. $31.50 a Week. The Jewish Daily Forward.
• October 27, 2011. Food Stamp Challenge – The Week The Rabbis Went Hungry. Eric Harris. The Philadelphia Jewish Voice.
• October 27, 2011. Fighting Poverty in Indiana by Challenging and Listening. Leigh DeNoon. Public News Service Indiana.
• October 27, 2011. Food stamps can make the difference for a family in need. Beverlee Hughes. The Register-Guard, Eugene OR.
• October 26, 2011. Clerk says she’ll stick to average food stamp budget of $31.50 a week. The Associated Press.
• October 26, 2011. Fighting Poverty with Faith: JCPA Partners with national faith groups to kick-off food stamp challenge. Emily Jacobs. Washington Jewish Week.
• October 26, 2011. Faith Food-Stamp Challenge. Wayne Rhodes. Faith in Action, GBCS.
• October 26, 2011. Hunger forum takes aim at cuts in food stamps. Niraj Warikoo. Detroit Free Press.
• October 25, 2011. Could you eat on food stamps? Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel.
• October 25, 2011. Daily Links, Oct 25: Social Justice Edition. Scott Alessi. US Catholic.
• October 25, 2011. Take the Food Stamp Challenge. Cross Streets, The Official Blog of Catholic Charities New York.
• October 25, 2011. Food Stamp Challenge Video Segment. WPRI-12.
• October 25, 2011. Screening of “Food Stamped” offered locally. Petoskey News.
• October 25, 2011. Anti-poverty activists launch food stamp challenge. Boston.com.
• October 25, 2011. Could you feed yourself for $4.50/day?. WPRI.com
• October 25, 2011. Food stamp challenge: Eat for a week with just $32 to spend. 630WPro.com.
• October 25, 2011. Food-Stamp Shopping Challenge Proves Difficulty Of Small Budget. NewsChannel5.com.
• October 24, 2011. Rabbi David Saperstein Joins Food Stamp Challenge. Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism.
• October 24, 2011. The week ahead on the Hill: An open supercommittee meeting, and Hillary Rodham Clinton visits the Capitol. Felicia Sonmez. The Washington Post Blog.
• October 24, 2011. Mid-State residents participate in ‘Food Stamp Challenge’. Lauren Murphy. News 2 WKRN-TV Nashville.
• October 24, 2011. Food Stamp Challenge shines light on poverty. Erin Quinn. The Tennessean.
• October 24, 2011. Fighting Poverty with the Food Stamp Challenge. Anne Marie Roderick.  God’s Politics Blog.
• October 23, 2011. Take the Food Stamp Challenge. Pam Frydman-Roza. Jewcology Blog.
• October 21, 2011. Try eating on a food stamp budget. Julie Siple. Minnesota Public Radio News.
• October 20, 2011. Take the Food Stamp Challenge. Arlene Fine. Cleveland Jewish News.
• October 20, 2011. Could you feed yourself on less than $5 a day? Brian J. Lowney. The Rhode Island Catholic.
• October 19, 2011. National Faith Organizations in DC to Kick Off Week of Living on Food Stamp Budget. Market Watch.
• October 19, 2011. National Faith Organizations in DC to Kick Off Week of Living on Food Stamp Budget. PR Newswire.
• October 14, 2011. Ending hunger goal of JCRC annual meeting/ food stamp challenge. Sheila Wilensky. Arizona Jewish Post.
• October 14, 2011. CRC fights hunger, connects to community. Heritage, Florida Jewish News.
• October 5, 2011. 45.2 million know what it’s like; could you survive on food stamps?. National Council of Churches News.
• October 1, 2011. Groups insist on protecting anti-poverty programs. Catholic Sentinel.
• September 30, 2011. Faces of hunger. Dr. Gabriel Mayer. Heritage, Florida Jewish News.
• September 23, 2011. Blog: Fighting Poverty with Faith. NETWORK Blog.
• September 1, 2011. Fighting Poverty With Faith Announces Annual Mobilization. The Alliance to End Hunger Newsletter.
• August 9, 2011. Fighting Poverty With Faith: Working Together to End Hunger. Elana Fox. Hunger Free Communities Network Blog.
• June 10, 2010. Fighting Poverty With Faith: Thursday October 27th- Sunday, November 6th, 2011. Rabbi Shawn Zevit. Jewish Reconstructionist Federation Blog.