WSEM Food Stamp Challenge As the holidays approach, West Side Ecumenical Ministry (WSEM) is challenging Clevelanders to make a difference in the lives of those in need through the fourth annual WSEM Food Stamp Challenge, November 11-17, 2011. WSEM is a subsidiary corporation of Center for Families and Children.
Designed to raise awareness about hunger and generate critically needed funds to help feed hungry children and adults in our community, the project is the brainchild of the WSEM volunteer Junior Advisory Board – a group of young professionals who have already committed to take the challenge themselves.
How It Works
The WSEM Food Stamp Challenge is a 7-day commitment in which participants will gain an understanding of what it is like to live on $31.04 a week ($31.04 a week or $1.48 per meal is the average food stamp allocation for an individual in 2011). Each of the Challengers are asked to recruit 25 Sponsors that are each asked to commit at least $25, thus raising $625 each to fight hunger in Cleveland. Of course, WSEM welcomes any level of participation with this project.
Every dollar raised will be used by the three WSEM Food Centers (Brookside, Community Corner and Near West) to supplement the food pantry with nutritious fresh food items and link WSEM’s clients to critical outreach services to help lead them down the path to self-sufficiency.
To donate online, click here and select "WSEM Food Stamp Challenge" from the drop-down menu.
Spread the word about your experiences on your Twitter or Facebook accounts, or follow WSEM Junior Advisory Board tweets at
twitter.com/wsemchallenge and check out the WSEM Food Stamp Challenge
blog. For more information on how to participate, email
wsemchallenge@gmail.com .