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Food Pantries ...Need money & food this time of year. (Original Post) Stuart G Dec 2021 OP
I know many who used to donate but now food is so awfully high they jimfields33 Dec 2021 #1
As someone who runs a food pantry, I concur utopian Dec 2021 #2
yep...we've shifted our donations over the last few years... bahboo Dec 2021 #3

jimfields33

(15,642 posts)
1. I know many who used to donate but now food is so awfully high they
Wed Dec 29, 2021, 12:56 PM
Dec 2021

can’t give or give as much. It’s all a vicious cycle.

utopian

(1,093 posts)
2. As someone who runs a food pantry, I concur
Wed Dec 29, 2021, 01:10 PM
Dec 2021

Need is high, and we're getting the job done, but we can't do it without donations. Also, volunteering is down from the beginning of Covid, so if folks can't contribute food or cash, they can help out by donating some time to a local pantry or food bank.

bahboo

(16,299 posts)
3. yep...we've shifted our donations over the last few years...
Wed Dec 29, 2021, 02:27 PM
Dec 2021

to give more support to local food banks. People gotta eat for chrissakes....

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