SNAP Challenge: Final Reflections How do you afford to eat on a budget of just $4 per day? Such a tight budget may seem unlivable, but it is the reality of nearly 920,000 individuals in Virginia who receive SNAP benefits. Experiencing this difficulty is one of the main goals of the SNAP Challenge, as participants […]
Food Stamp Challenge: Reflections on Eating for $32 a WeekCould you eat for $32 a week? Since Monday, November 4, Virginia Poverty Law Center staff have been doing just that. We kicked off our first annual Food Stamp Challenge with shopping trips to area grocery stores and then began the onerous work of making our fares stretch. Predictably, peanut butter and pasta were staples […]