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Living on less adds up to valuable lessons for Catholic Charities director

By Nancy Menefee Jackson, The Catholic Review

January 31, 2011

Catholic Charities Executive Director Bill McCarthy has gained a greater appreciation for what his clients experience after completing the Maryland Hunger Solutions Food Stamp Challenge. (photo by Owen Sweeney III, CR Staff)

Catholic Charities’ Executive Director Bill McCarthy was tired of peanut butter, missing his coffee and feeling lonesome.

But he wasn’t complaining because he knew his situation was just a temporary setback, unlike the people who struggle with it every week.

McCarthy took the Maryland Hunger Solutions Food Stamp Challenge the week of Jan. 24, living on the average food supplement of $30 per week per person.

Read the complete article as it appeared in The Catholic Review