$50 a Month for Groceries
$50 Food Project Image 1
Jean-Marie Lee, Digital Photo, 2016
PLOGS BELOW (JML's Poetic Commentary)
In the last 30+ days, I have eaten over 100 free meals at soup kitchens. This project started as an endeavor to find a healthier way to eat on $50 a month. Below is an outline of this 10 page blog. Thank you for supporting JML-Studio projects and please feel free to leave a comment.
1. Addressing the needs of homeless-- including myths and over looked causes of homelessness
2. The amount of energy an adult uses a day and how much food is required to sustain life-- including dietary needs and issues of stress, medication, and lifestyle
3. Risks and benefits of feeding large groups of people-- including exposing children to soup kitchens, emotions and hunger, food sanitation, food security
4. Types of facilities providing soup kitchens-- including health guide lines, staff, and volunteers
5. Amount of money and food needed to serve the homeless in the USA for one day-- including national statistics and varying populations
6. What I learned from this experience and how I decided to help out-- including employment assistance and taking individuals to free events
7. How you can get involved in your own town and not feel guilty about your lifestyle-- including setting boundaries before going in to a soup kitchen and being prepared for unexpected blessings and resentment
XOXO! JML
In honor of Saint Maria Goretti
On their Feast Day July 6, 2016
mariagoretti.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Goretti
Links (websites that aided this research project)
LETS MOVE
www.letsmove.gov
US HUD Exchange Homelessness Research
www.hudexchange.info/resources/document?
USDA ERS
www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-?
Project Angel Food
www.angelfood.org
Food Programs Visited
Emmaus Ministries
www.eriecommunityfoundation.org/donors/?
eriesocialissues.wordpress.com/category?
www.goerie.com/article/20160105/NEWS02/?
Erie City Mission
www.eriecitymission.org
St. Martin Center - Bishop's Breakfast
www.stmartincenter.org/programs/social-?
Plog Post: Wednesday, July 6, 2016