Yesterday I was at the grocery store and two women were ahead of me in line. They had two children (a sick infant and a 3ish girl). They paid for their groceries in small WIC checks (under $5 each). They had to process each order separately. One for apples. One for formula. One for candy bars. It took them about 20 minutes to process this - all for less than $15 worth of food.

I live in a nice part of town and this is the SECOND day in a row that I experienced something like this. The day before a woman was in front of me and had THREE cards rejected when trying to pay for her food.

Is this a sign? I feel for these women and don't know what to do to help. Is there a place for women to build community - grow a garden together, learn how to make their own clothes (for them and their babies), breastfeed their children (to save money on formula), learn how to make money from home to save on daycare? Is there a place for women like this? If there is, please let me know as I HAVE to help my sisters out there.

Ana Lewis
Founder
Women on the Verge.net