In today’s rundown: Lawmakers take the food stamp challenge and discover it’s not easy to eat on $4.50/day. Going undercover to learn more about rampant prostitution in D.C. Plus, why some are arguing that four-year college isn’t for everyone.
— DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton is joining a group of legislators taking part in a food stamp challenge, CNN reports. The participants are “walking in the steps of a food stamp recipient” by spending $4.50 per day on food. Advocates are calling for a 20 percent increase in food stamp benefits.
— Reporter Lisa Ling went undercover in downtown DC to learn more about sex workers and how they’re treated on this past weekend’s episode of Our America. FAIR Girls, a Women’s Foundation Grantee Partner, was featured in the episode.
— Grantee Partner Year Up pointed us to this article about the benefits of some alternatives to traditional four-year college degrees. “The hardest thing for Americans to get over is the perception that a liberal arts degree is for the fancy people, and vocational education is for the leftovers,” said one nonprofit president. “A four-year degree may not be what some young people are ready for, and it is not always the best ticket to the job market.”
