Free Food

[countrygirl12]

I am just curious as to if anyone in here has ever been a part of one of the distributions where they give free bags of food to low income people.  Usually it is people who are already drawing food stamps.  Not really sure what you have to do to qualify.  But anyway.  Working in one of these events is an eye opening thing.

The rule is ONE bag/box of food per house hold.  You have people who come in trying to get a bag/box for each person when they are all at the same address (just trying to get more)

And they stand there and complain loudly because chairs should have been provided for them to sit in

They food isn't what they want.  They should give me this or this.

The bag/box is not enough (it is at least 40 pounds of things like canned foods, dry beans, rice, and stuff like that.  No they aren't gonna give you 3 boxes of ding dongs. 

They had a couple of deputies there for whatever reason.  Just helping out I guess.  And he actually threatened to tell a couple of women to leave because they were being loud and obnoxous and refused to make a break in the line to let someone thru.  Not trying to get in front of them just cross from one side of the line to the other side. 

I figure this is available in every county in the country.  Every state has a food stamp program.  Not every one complains and some are thankful for the items they get.  I guess it just surprises me at how ungrateful people are.  If somebody gave me 40 pounds of food for FREE I would be thankful.


It just amazes me at how people with their hand out think everybody owes them something.  And whatever they get is not enough and they want more.  I am like would you like for me to carry it to your house, put it away in your cabinets, and come back and cook it for you?

[gwilson31]

I volunteer now and then at the local food bank.  A lot of the people that come through are pretty ungrateful. (not all of them) .   Then they"d take their bag of "crap" (that's what some of them called it)  and go to another food bank a few towns over. smh

[countrygirl12]

See that makes me mad.  This isn't really a food bank.  It is a distribution that happens every 3 months.  We do have several food banks here in town.  It is the same people who go to all of them.  The one you can only go once a month.  This man was complaining about it.  What they give you is suppose to last a month.  He said well "I" can eat that in ONE week.

Well YOU need to get a job and pay for your own food!

I have talked to others who have volunteered in different places that give away food and they all say the same thing.  And you are right they say they stuff they get is crap.  And unfortunately you can not say out loud well then why are you here?  Get a job and buy your own crap!

And you are correct, it is not all of them.  Some are happy to get what they can.  And I assume those are the people who really need it.  If you are hungry, really hungry, and you don't have the money to buy anything to eat, then you would be happy with a bag of pinto beans.  With some cans of fruit or vegetables, or 4 jars of peanut butter.  Heck the peanut butter alone was worth $30.  That stuff is expensive.

[linderlizzie]

See that makes me mad.  This isn't really a food bank.  It is a distribution that happens every 3 months.  We do have several food banks here in town.  It is the same people who go to all of them.  The one you can only go once a month.  This man was complaining about it.  What they give you is suppose to last a month.  He said well "I" can eat that in ONE week.

Well YOU need to get a job and pay for your own food!

I have talked to others who have volunteered in different places that give away food and they all say the same thing.  And you are right they say they stuff they get is crap.  And unfortunately you can not say out loud well then why are you here?  Get a job and buy your own crap!

And you are correct, it is not all of them.  Some are happy to get what they can.  And I assume those are the people who really need it.  If you are hungry, really hungry, and you don't have the money to buy anything to eat, then you would be happy with a bag of pinto beans.  With some cans of fruit or vegetables, or 4 jars of peanut butter.  Heck the peanut butter alone was worth $30.  That stuff is expensive.

You can't control the actions of others. You're doing what's right by helping those really in need along with the ingrates that straggle in with them. So pat yourself on the back for that and steel yourself against those ungrateful folks.

At least they're ungrateful Americans and not ungrateful illegal aliens. 

[ancmetro]

    In my State, it is called: Food Bank of Alaska. It is all donated by Carrs, Walmart,
Fred Meyer and many other food stores before expiration date. And, yes...it is all free!

[soulmate2019]

 

[debidoo]

  I don't know exactly what this is or if it is available where I live.  I can provide my own food thank goodness so I wouldn't do it anyway.  Now in 2008 when the financial world hit the fan so to speak and I had to go on disability at the same time we went through some tough times and had to go several times to a church food bank.  We got some rough food moldy bread out of date food but we never complained -  if we got something inedible we just didn't eat it.  Now s for chairs I can't stand for more than a couple of minutes and can hardly walk but if I were somewhere like that and I couldn't do what I needed to do I would leave, not complain.

[berthabutt]

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[BATISTAGIRL663]

I work at the pantry here in town and we have a free food bank within our ministry and I noticed that All can’t come in some who are really in desperate need and some I think just come to get the free food so they can buy cigarettes and beer with their money it’s a sad process but we don’t say no to anyone

[countrygirl12]

I don't know exactly what this is or if it is available where I live.  I can provide my own food thank goodness so I wouldn't do it anyway.  Now in 2008 when the financial world hit the fan so to speak and I had to go on disability at the same time we went through some tough times and had to go several times to a church food bank.  We got some rough food moldy bread out of date food but we never complained -  if we got something inedible we just didn't eat it.  Now s for chairs I can't stand for more than a couple of minutes and can hardly walk but if I were somewhere like that and I couldn't do what I needed to do I would leave, not complain.

Like I said this only happens 4 times a year.  It is quarterly.  And you actually can have someone pick up your bag/box you just have to have a paper stating that someone can pick it up for you.  Your name is on a register and you have to sign when you pick up your box.  That way the same person can't get it all day several times.

It isn't really a food bank.  We do have several in our town that are food banks and as far as I know you can go when ever you want.  But like I said, it is the same people and most of them complain because it isn't good enough.

You are right though, if somebody gave me something, and I was in need I would take it and be happy.

I would be upset if I was given outdated stuff.  I remember a few years ago a church I attended we made Thanksgiving baskets.  They were given thru church members.  People would turn in a name of someone in need.
We knew how many baskets we were going to make and members brought stuff in.  For ex we took mac and cheese so we went and bought NEW Velveeta shells and cheese enough for each box to have one.  One of the richest women in the church brought random crap from her kitchen with one of the items being a box of pistachio pudding.  I just thought that was wrong.  First WHO eats pudding for Thanksgiving and who eats that nasty flavor lol.

[gwilson31]

My spouse LOVES pistachio pudding. LOL

[nannycoe1]

we have a food bank near our house and they are open 2 days a week. They are always packed with people getting there way before the doors open, I think you can only get food every 3 months and you have to have proof of household number.

[sdenimandlace1]

We live in a rural area and every week they line up to get food, it is always packed you, part of the time you can not even get down the road.

[countrygirl12]

My spouse LOVES pistachio pudding. LOL

Really? lol  Maybe it wasn't such a bad thing. I personally just thought it was not a good thing to bring.  Esp since she just cleaned her cabinets out bringing what she didn't want.

I was the one who separated the stuff out into piles.  Like the potatoes, the mac and cheese.  They were suppose to bring things that did not require a lot of additional things to make.  Since these boxes were going to people who were in need and most likely would not have the stuff to make something.  For example a cake mix...you need eggs and oil.  Some people may not have that.

[countrygirl12]

we have a food bank near our house and they are open 2 days a week. They are always packed with people getting there way before the doors open, I think you can only get food every 3 months and you have to have proof of household number.

Yeah the place I was a part of they have to tell an income.  They don't really have to prove anything as far as I know.  If they have a food stamp card they show that.  I saw people who were just there and didn't get food stamps I think they had to fill out a paper and state a monthly income.