Published March 19, 2013 From The Philanthropy New York Blog
By James K. Cummings, Board Chair, Nathan Cummings Foundation
This past week, I undertook a “SNAP Challenge” in which I spent the week eating on approximately $5.27 a day — the equivalent of the daily Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) budget (commonly called “food stamps”) for a person living in New York.
The goal was to get a sense of what it is like for so many Americans who have no choice but to rely on government assistance to put food on their tables, with the hope that my journey would help raise awareness, start a conversation and increase public support for food stamps and other critical programs.
By James K. Cummings, Board Chair, Nathan Cummings Foundation
This past week, I undertook a “SNAP Challenge” in which I spent the week eating on approximately $5.27 a day — the equivalent of the daily Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) budget (commonly called “food stamps”) for a person living in New York.
The goal was to get a sense of what it is like for so many Americans who have no choice but to rely on government assistance to put food on their tables, with the hope that my journey would help raise awareness, start a conversation and increase public support for food stamps and other critical programs.
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