Meet Dr. Salinas
Adriana, Beyond Hunger's Program Manager, loves to talk about Dr. Salinas. He’s a big reason she loves working on the Home Delivery program and is excited about expanding its reach. But let’s just let her tell it:
Liz: Variety is a Luxury
Standing there in the aisles of Walmart, I gave each meal a lot of thought. So much more thought than I normally did. Typically, my week's meal planning was more Taco Tuesday, Chicken Wednesday and Take-out Thai Thursday than how am I going to make 4 days of delicious meals out of beans, rice...
Amanda: Fixed Diet & Budget
Every day I assist individuals in completing SNAP applications, many of whom report several health diagnoses.
Stephanie: Taunted by Tomatoes
Inspired by fellow board members, and staff, I decided last minute to participate in the SNAP Challenge. The SNAP program is intended to provide an extra small daily budget as a supplement to an individual or family’s grocery allotment. This program was formerly known as “food stamps.”
Betsy: Getting Creative
This is my third year participating in the SNAP challenge. The rules are simple – spend no more than $4.46 on food per day. It was not surprising to find that $4.46 is as inadequate in 2019 as it was in 2017.
Michele: Eating Healthfully on a Budget
Tomorrow is the first day of my SNAP challenge and I just returned from Fair Share Market in south Oak Park. It took me over an hour to purchase $19.80 worth of food. I am planning 5 days of the SNAP challenge, so had $22.30 to spend. But I am sharing a pound of coffee with Betsy, so I wanted...
SNAP Challenge 2019
The SNAP Challenge helps raise awareness of hunger and food insecurity in America.