Educational Resource
First Fridays for Food Security, October 7, 2011
First Fridays for Food Security - October 7, 2011
What is First Fridays for Food Security?
On every first Friday for a year, eat meals that cost only as much as is allotted for a family of your size by the USDA Modified Thrifty Food Plan. (You will need to divide the weekly cost by seven.) This plan is used as the basis for food stamp allotments.* Many individuals or families may notice a disparity between the cost of their normal meals and the amount allotted in the food plan. The “cutting back” that will likely be required in order to stay “in budget” can be considered a type of fasting.
Hunger and Respect Life Month: October is set aside as Respect Life Month, when the bishops remind us to cherish and nurture life from conception to natural death. Hunger threatens human life at all stages, and those who are most dependent on others are those most at risk.