What is it Like to Live on Food Stamps?
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This past month, the Food Bank of New Jersey invited residents to participate in a very unusual challenge: See if you can live on food stamps for a week.
“The average benefit is $120 per person per month,” explained Diane Riley, Director of Advocacy at the Food Bank of New Jersey. “That comes to $31.50 for the week.”
If you think that sounds like an impossible task, you may be right. But for millions of people in America today, this is their reality.