locally we have things like a "help house" that is food donations ONLY that Many I know have used every so often when they are short. Local businesses donate there as well as citizens. Have another place that is kinda like a thrift store, every 2nd Thursday of the month, people can go there and pick up clothing, house hold items, décor, small furniture, toys, lawn care.. what ever has been donated for the month.. all for FREE and, the items they forward are all working and clean.. not just rusted/stained junk but, things a family can use and live with. heh. I can not speak for the inner cities but, I know from experience in medium/small/Christian towns.. you would have to "work very hard" to starve and not have the basics you around here.
I say we cut the program entirely and let citizens donate to churches and legit charity orgs to feed the poor.
Problem is no one trusts charities anymore with their cash donations (with fair reasoning)... and cash donations are at their lowest in decades.
I know, I work for one of the largest church/charities ww.
locally we have things like a "help house" that is food donations ONLY that Many I know have used every so often when they are short. Local businesses donate there as well as citizens. Have another place that is kinda like a thrift store, every 2nd Thursday of the month, people can go there and pick up clothing, house hold items, décor, small furniture, toys, lawn care.. what ever has been donated for the month.. all for FREE and, the items they forward are all working and clean.. not just rusted/stained junk but, things a family can use and live with. heh. I can not speak for the inner cities but, I know from experience in medium/small/Christian towns.. you would have to "work very hard" to starve and not have the basics you around here.