It’s the first day of my Food Stamp Challenge, and for now, things are going smoothly. 

On Sunday, I went to the grocery store to prepare for my week of participation in the Food Stamp Challenge, where I’ll be eating this week on a budget of $21, the amount the average food stamp recipient receives in federal assistance. 

Kicked off on Mother’s Day, the week of May 13-19 was National Women’s Health Week, which was also honored here in Washington, D.C.

In preparation for the Food Stamp Challenge next week, the policy wonk in me is coming out.  I wrote a paper with some colleagues at CLASP a few years back that framed food stamps as one of several work supports that can help low-income working families.

See below for a round-up of what was news this week in the world of philanthropy, social change and women and girls in the Washington metropolitan region and beyond:

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