Operation Come Home's $24 challenge
by ericbollman on February 7, 2018, 08:02am. EST
Once again, Eric is organizing and participating in Operation Come Home‘s $24 challenge this year. Based on the stipend provided by the government for a typical 17-year-old homeless youth, we calculated that after the expenses related to looking for housing and employment they would have about $24/week left with which to buy food.
This is why most homeless youth come to places like the Operation Come Home (OCH) drop-in where there is free breakfast, and supplement their income by panhandling. But we thought – how difficult would it be, really, to live on just $24 for a whole week?
For the past three years, Eric and his OCH friends have spent a week doing the $24 challenge, which has been difficult. This year, he’s planning to do it a little differently – spending $48 to feed himself and his 18-year-old step son Owen. (His wife wants no part of this.)
And be sure to follow Eric and the others on their journey through the $24 challenge on his Instagram right here. Thank you CHEZ nation!