I live on Long Island NY and am surprised it's not more. Every grocery store and shop, every lawn service, every roof repair and blacktop /concrete company is all Latino. No one speaks English.
I work as an intake volunteer at a church pantry with a group of libtards and today.will be the first day back since the big change. Clients, for the most part, don't speak Engllish. I get icy (pun intended) stares with the declaration "No English". I tell them "No problema" and get a huff in exchange. I hand them a paper in Spanish about a program in NYS yo help them learn English over the phone.
I need some sort of documentation for every family member. Every month the number in the household grows and they get irate when I tell them, no papers, no food. Lots have "return to court: papers. Most do not. They are crammed in basements with other families and often need help with rent, bedding and furniture. The greed of landlords is mind boggling. A few get checks from St Vincent de Paul made out to the landlords who only want cash.
Then there are the Haitians. Someone wrote their name down incorrectly and because of the chaos in Haiti they can't get corrected papers. So the pantry lets them slide.
I am not going in today. I feel bad for these people, but if I have to listen to my co-workers spew venom, my head will explode.
Time to leave that church. How can you support a church that allows this? Why do you choose to aid these migrants? I know your trying to help people but your actually enabling the problem.
I did leave but started to work at the pantry after my husband died in order to get out. I have very few friends because of my support of Trump first time around. But the tribal culture at the pantry is getting to be too much.
I understand. You did a noble thing to process your grief and to help others. At this point it appears they are draining your spirit. Can you find another way to volunteer, where you're appreciated. Nature? Animal shelters?
Well to be honest that is what a church is supposed to do. Churches are not supposed to turn you away because you come from this country or that. What kind of church would turn people away?
I live on Long Island NY and am surprised it's not more. Every grocery store and shop, every lawn service, every roof repair and blacktop /concrete company is all Latino. No one speaks English. I work as an intake volunteer at a church pantry with a group of libtards and today.will be the first day back since the big change. Clients, for the most part, don't speak Engllish. I get icy (pun intended) stares with the declaration "No English". I tell them "No problema" and get a huff in exchange. I hand them a paper in Spanish about a program in NYS yo help them learn English over the phone. I need some sort of documentation for every family member. Every month the number in the household grows and they get irate when I tell them, no papers, no food. Lots have "return to court: papers. Most do not. They are crammed in basements with other families and often need help with rent, bedding and furniture. The greed of landlords is mind boggling. A few get checks from St Vincent de Paul made out to the landlords who only want cash. Then there are the Haitians. Someone wrote their name down incorrectly and because of the chaos in Haiti they can't get corrected papers. So the pantry lets them slide. I am not going in today. I feel bad for these people, but if I have to listen to my co-workers spew venom, my head will explode.
Time to leave that church. How can you support a church that allows this? Why do you choose to aid these migrants? I know your trying to help people but your actually enabling the problem.
I did leave but started to work at the pantry after my husband died in order to get out. I have very few friends because of my support of Trump first time around. But the tribal culture at the pantry is getting to be too much.
I understand. You did a noble thing to process your grief and to help others. At this point it appears they are draining your spirit. Can you find another way to volunteer, where you're appreciated. Nature? Animal shelters?
I was gonna say Animal Shelter. Good call. Those animals deserve the help.
Sounds like you need to move to friendlier climate.
Well to be honest that is what a church is supposed to do. Churches are not supposed to turn you away because you come from this country or that. What kind of church would turn people away?
I'm not expecting the church to turn them away but I certainly wouldn't want to volunteer to help people who treat me poorly. Would you?