3SquaresVT Challenge November 13, 2010

As part of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, learn first hand what it is like to try to make ends meet on a limited food budget! Live on a 3SquaresVT budget for a week – spend only $38 on food to eat for the week. Then share your experience with others. Learn more, find materials and register for the challenge at: http://www.vtnohunger.org/info/events.php.
3SquaresVT (formerly food stamps) is the nation’s single most important program in the fight against hunger, designed to improve the nutrition and food purchasing power of people with limited incomes. The program makes a difference in the lives of thousands of Vermonters every day, but in many cases, the benefits are too low to allow households to purchase nutritious food and feed their families healthy meals on a consistent basis. The 3SquaresVT Challenge seeks to highlight what it is like to eat on the average 3SquaresVT benefit — approximately $1.80 per meal.

Official Website: http://www.vtnohunger.org/info/3squaresvt_challenge.php