re: Thoughts on food banks? This upstanding lady gets a full-service grocery haul

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That job also gave me a prejudice of homeless people or as we had to call them "the abandoned" lmao. Absolute scum

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It is funny when people pitch that homeless just caught some bad breaks and could easily be someone just like you.

Nah, you can be broke and dealing with shite and not resort to heroin or begging on a corner.

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Volunteered through work at a food bank one day basically loading boxes of groceries in people as they pulled through the line. I was amazed at the 100s of cars the supposedly ‘need’ the free food. 90% of them drive a nicer car than me and of course, never got out of the car or said thanks.

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I know an incredibly poor family that uses food banks for their food. One of their chief complaints about it was that people with cars got first pick and those who had to walk got whatever was leftover.

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Fresh nails, likely hair extensions, newer SUV with panoramic sun roof, garage door opener, jewelry,

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And no pride or dignity, I’d rather die working for a living than sit around with my hand out.

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This is why I am against government social programs in general. The ones who take don't deserve it. And the ones that deserve it won't take it.

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I grew up in a dirt poor immigrant family and my parents would never have dreamed of taking this kind of charity, especially not relying on it. You'd be amazed at how far you can stretch a dollar if you really use your brain.

Not enough people believe in "pull yourself up by the bootstraps" these days.

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She was courteous at least

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The steady yawning for the camera as if she is so above all of this. Based solely on appearance, I would equate what she is doing to stealing.

I volunteer once a week at a food bank. People have to get their income verified and they can only come once a month to get a sack of groceries, which isn't much. What they get depends on the generosity of the donors. Usually it's cheap staples. Around holidays we try to give them something extra, like a ham at Easter.

Most of the people are obviously poor, disabled, elderly or all of the above. One of our regulars is a lady whose sole mode of transportation is a powered wheelchair. A few are homeless. Occasionally we get somebody with a fairly nice car or who seems well off. That's not my department. They met the criteria, so they get some food. Maybe they're picking it up for someone else or maybe they've encountered hardship. If you're judgmental you need to find a different charity to give your time to.

In the year plus I've been doing this I've never had someone act entitled. A few are embarassed, almost all are grateful.

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There are a bunch of food banks down here. I see people on Nextdoor asking for food. They post the list of foodbanks dates and times. Most of the people asking are too lazy to fart. They immediately ask if the food bank will deliver to them, or if somebody will please pick it up and bring it to them.

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Here is one I saw yesterday. They don't have a car so apparently they are completely helpless.

It must be exhausting driving around collecting all that free shite. She can't stop yawning.

Give a man a fish…