Ervin to End Food Stamp Challenge Friday in Silver Spring
Participants in a 5-day "SNAP the Silence" challenge to eat on just $5 a day will share their experiences in downtown Silver Spring Friday evening.
"On 3rd day living off $5.00 a day. Woke up with small hunger pain at 4:30 this morning. Craving for food." "I was already in touch with the devastation of hunger but to actually experience the dizziness, lethargy, inability to focus and concentrate that our clients experience was a rude awakening." Two of the experiences participants in the "SNAP the Silence" challenge have shared on Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin (D-Silver Spring)'s Facebook page promoting the program. Ervin's initiative challenged people in Montgomery County to try and feed themselves on just $5 a day for five days, or the average food allotment for people on food stamps, now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), in hopes of …
In this Article:
Thomas Paine
11:54 am on Sunday, February 10, 2013
Another sad political stunt. I USED TO respect Valerie Ervin. I'd like to see her shopping list for her $35 for the week. Anyone know if/where this is available? more ›