I received the following message via email...Join Maryland Hunger Solutions and take the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Challenge (Sept 28 - Oct 2, 2015) to highlight the struggles faced by too many throughout our region who can’t afford the food they need.
SNAP is an essential lifeline that helps millions of Americans keep food on the table, but the current benefit level is far too low. Currently, the average benefit is about $22 for five days – or about $1.47 per person, per meal. By taking the SNAP Challenge, participants can see the difficult choices that low-income families are forced to make while food shopping on a limited budget, realizing how difficult it is to avoid hunger, afford nutritious foods, and stay healthy with few resources.
SNAP Challenge Week Events (September 28 - October 2)
Sunday September 27th: Join Maryland Hunger Solutions and Share our Strength Cooking Matters for a grocery shopping tour at the Howard Park Shop Rite (4601 Liberty Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD 21207). The tour begins at 10:30am and will provide Challenge participants with an opportunity to shop for their week's groceries with resources and recipes to help stretch their dollar.
Wednesday September 30th: Maryland Hunger Solutions will be hosting a Twitter chat from 1:00 - 1:30 pm with SNAP Challenge participants and partners to discuss the importance of SNAP, highlight the struggles that low-income Marylanders face and examine actions that we can take to defend vital safety net programs. Join the conversation and use the hashtag #SNAPChallenge to participate.
Friday October 2nd: Please join us for lunch at Our Daily Bread (725 Fallsway Baltimore, MD) at 11:45am. Our Daily Bread serves more than a quarter million meals to people struggling with hunger in Baltimore City every year. This meal is in addition to your $22, and highlights how SNAP benefits are often not enough to cover a month's worth of food, requiring people to use emergency food resources. If you plan on attending the lunch, you must be in line before 12 pm.
Monday October 5th: Join us for a post SNAP Challenge dinner and discussion at 5:30pm at Maryland Hunger Solutions (2002 Clipper Park Road, Suite 310, Baltimore, MD). Will we provide pizza and have a group discussion about the SNAP Challenge and areas for future action.
Join us and take the Challenge - Follow this link to SNAP Challenge rules and registration.
Wednesday September 30th: Maryland Hunger Solutions will be hosting a Twitter chat from 1:00 - 1:30 pm with SNAP Challenge participants and partners to discuss the importance of SNAP, highlight the struggles that low-income Marylanders face and examine actions that we can take to defend vital safety net programs. Join the conversation and use the hashtag #SNAPChallenge to participate.
Friday October 2nd: Please join us for lunch at Our Daily Bread (725 Fallsway Baltimore, MD) at 11:45am. Our Daily Bread serves more than a quarter million meals to people struggling with hunger in Baltimore City every year. This meal is in addition to your $22, and highlights how SNAP benefits are often not enough to cover a month's worth of food, requiring people to use emergency food resources. If you plan on attending the lunch, you must be in line before 12 pm.
Monday October 5th: Join us for a post SNAP Challenge dinner and discussion at 5:30pm at Maryland Hunger Solutions (2002 Clipper Park Road, Suite 310, Baltimore, MD). Will we provide pizza and have a group discussion about the SNAP Challenge and areas for future action.
Join us and take the Challenge - Follow this link to SNAP Challenge rules and registration.
To RSVP for any of the events listed above, contact Rachel Tucker at rtucker@mdhungersolutions.org.
Are you up for the Challenge?
Be well,
Technicolor girl
 |
| image created by Ink + LLC |
No comments:
Post a Comment