I’ve gotten many questions from people about the $7 a day allotment for the Hunger Challenge and why a two-person household gets $12 and not $14, etc. etc.

I’m no expert on Washington’s Basic Food Program (what we call food stamps in this state), but Liz Jaquette at the nonprofit WithinReach is. So I gave Liz a call and got a brief, but illuminating, education on food stamps. Here’s what I learned.

$7 a day is the MAXIMUM benefit for a single…

The people ate Mint.com recently posted up a great infographic on how companies take advantage of people who are low-income by offering up services that, in the end, cause people to fall into greater debt and lock them into absurdly high interest rates.

We at United Way of King County care particularly about making sure people who are low-income are able to build income and avoid paying fees when they don’t need to.  Every year, we run our Free Tax Campaign, which lets…