Number |
Date |
Name |
Please share a few sentences ... |
63 |
Mon Oct 17 14:14:17 EDT 2011 |
Jessica Long |
I think that people are unaware how many families struggle with food insecurity and when we have state legislators telling the media that children should get jobs at McDonalds (Cynthia Davis) it More....indicates to me that people need to be educated about the reality of the situation. Davis is gone now, but I know there must be others like her out there. In our society how can we justify letting children go hungry? |
62 |
Sat Oct 15 06:44:56 EDT 2011 |
Olga Strickland |
When we pay farmers to plow crops under so that we retain a certain price, we can do better. One suggestion - let the government buy the food and distribute it! Everyone WINS!!! |
61 |
Fri Oct 14 20:12:48 EDT 2011 |
Becky Fenske |
I am on the Board of Directors of our local Food Pantry Organization and understand to some degree the need for SNAP. I feel the need to attempt to live in solidarity with those I serve as much as possible More....at whatever level I can. Our parish has also advocated for the Circle of Protection campaign which asks our representatives and the current Administration to protect such programs as they look at what programs/services to cut to balance the budget. |
60 |
Fri Oct 14 17:28:45 EDT 2011 |
Martha W D Bushnell |
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59 |
Thu Oct 13 23:43:58 EDT 2011 |
Anonymous |
Honestly I live on less than the $1.50 per meal. I don't eat any junk food what so ever nor do I drink pop. I don't eat any refined or canned goods. My diet consists of water, dried beans, rice (seldom) More....fresh fruits, produce and homemade soups. I drink tea from leaves not from bags and I pick fruits and vegetables from local farmer's markets. There are wild walnuts the squirrels share with me. If everyone grew just a few staple vegetables they would save money. I feel better eating like this. I don't drink any kind of bottle products. Instead I use a water purifier. I drink out of recycled glass jars with lids, glass tumblers or coffee cups. I do have 2 hard plastic cups I also use. I frequently bake my own bread (when I eat bread.)
I wish I could teach individuals how to eat healthy on minimal amounts of money. I have lost unwanted pounds, I am never hungry and I have more energy.
Having money (or lack of it) often displaces individuals. Living in an over abundant, wasteful society often makes those with less material objects fell inferior. Society bases wealth/success on money. Religious teachings base abundance on spirituality. |
58 |
Thu Oct 13 22:09:27 EDT 2011 |
Anonymous |
I WAS on food stamps. They gave me $14.00 a month. I am older and disabled. I would pay someone to drive me to the store ($5.00), so what was the point really? Thus, I would save the monthly "stamps" More....and pay to go every OTHER month. That was not working for the gov. They would send letters telling me to use them or be cut off. Then I had to pay someone to take me every year to redo the paperwork. Another joke. One time I couldn't even hear them call my name over all the noise in the place... and I was sitting in the very front row. I kept telling them I couldn't hear names being called and they said if I didn't reply at the 3rd time my name would be called, I would be cut off. They would call me and ask for information I previously gave them (EVERY YEAR) but they said I never did, and always asking for different info that I never had to give before or had given and they"lost"? Who knows, always a different worker, foreign, hard to understand and I finally gave up. That was for starters... For a whole $14 a month, it wasn't worth the cost/hassle for this old granny. What will that buy today? Milk and a loaf of bread? For a month??? I was only eligible for that amount because Social Security Disability (only income) pays me "too much $" for any other amount. I live on less than $1,000 a month. Any idea what rents are like in CA.? |
57 |
Thu Oct 13 20:06:15 EDT 2011 |
Cecelia LaPointe |
I am on food stamps so I am already participating in the challenge and struggle daily. Part time job won't give me more hours, low pay, undervalued, underutilized (I have a Master's degree) indentured More....servant, feudalism, ya know, etc! Because I live in a rural area I drive 200 plus miles a week to work 20 hours a week. This is my reality! Now you know why the working class/poor are SO VERY ANGRY! |
56 |
Thu Oct 13 17:44:34 EDT 2011 |
Anonymous |
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55 |
Thu Oct 13 17:05:37 EDT 2011 |
Gordon Gerbitz |
Imagine if Food Stamps were your only source of income and even though there is no cash benefit with this program...most government programs require beneficiaries to report it as income when apply for More....health, shelter and other subsistence programs. |
54 |
Thu Oct 13 16:18:30 EDT 2011 |
Jessica Newman |
This is an excellent opportunity to gain perspctive on the lived experience of the populations I advocate for on a daily basis. |
53 |
Thu Oct 13 15:59:46 EDT 2011 |
ROY HAZZARD |
PLEASE STOP HUNGER A LITTLE MORE |
52 |
Thu Oct 13 15:47:16 EDT 2011 |
Pam Kaye |
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51 |
Thu Oct 13 15:45:27 EDT 2011 |
Cara Baldari |
By participating in this challenge, I hope to gain greater empathy for the experience of families and children living in poverty, and channel that empathy into advocacy. |
50 |
Thu Oct 13 10:22:12 EDT 2011 |
Robin Puchala |
I have long thought that the only way people are ever going to understand what poverty-stricken people go through is to have to suffer it themselves for a short term. This is exactly what kind of an effort/challenge More....I was speaking of. I am glad to participate. I have had to love on food stamps myself in the past and realize most people do not understand the stress of those who are poor, in food distress, etc. |
49 |
Thu Oct 13 09:58:10 EDT 2011 |
Grace Berger |
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48 |
Thu Oct 13 09:32:21 EDT 2011 |
Roxanne Schmidt |
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47 |
Sun Oct 09 03:56:16 EDT 2011 |
Marilyn Singleton |
I feel that an empty stomach is a real measure of material poverty. I did this last week and found that making interesting menus was a challenge. I learned that we have to educate people on how and what More....to cook. I bought full priced food, generic brands at Safeway to really test this. The California average is higher than the national, so I would have had money for desserts. |
46 |
Sat Oct 08 15:15:03 EDT 2011 |
tina Nathe |
My family will be participating along w/ members of our church. Hopefully this will bring awareness of how fortunate we are to have food and how important food stamps are to the poor. |
45 |
Fri Oct 07 01:59:15 EDT 2011 |
Esperanza Molina |
We need to experience what poor people ho through in order to understand poverty. Solidarity helps us reflect and be more sensitive to help and ad cafe for the less fortunate. We never know if we can be More....in their shoes. |
44 |
Wed Oct 05 02:15:01 EDT 2011 |
Anonymous |
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43 |
Sun Oct 02 20:30:06 EDT 2011 |
Dawn Adkins |
I would like to have a better understanding of what it's like to be poor in the United States. I know this will not be a true indication because after one week I will have the option to return to my blessed More....life circumstances because of my employment. I hope that the experience will help me to be more compassionate and earnest in finding ways to alleviate hunger in our country. |
42 |
Fri Sep 30 12:26:30 EDT 2011 |
Jeffery Gaustad |
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41 |
Thu Sep 29 15:12:49 EDT 2011 |
Marcie Foster |
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40 |
Tue Sep 27 09:51:37 EDT 2011 |
JCRC of the Greater Miami Jewish Federatoin |
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39 |
Mon Sep 26 21:44:14 EDT 2011 |
Carol Friendly |
i am 62 years old and unemployed. I get disability and some unemployment, which does not cover the bills. my $46 in food stamps per month is not enough. I depend on local pantries to fill in what i cannot More....buy at the store. You cannot buy much in the way of healthy fresh food with $4.50/day. I do not eat out either. |