This Thanksgiving, Many Who Once Donated To Food Banks Are Asking For Help Themselves

[kpete]

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"People who two, three four years ago, the hunger would have been unimaginable?" asked Strassmann.

People like these married retirees in their 70s, too embarrassed to appear on camera. They said they could not feed themselves snow without help.

They retired comfortably in their early 50s. But now, after bad investments, a ruined portfolio, and costly medical issues, they qualify for food stamps - and could lose the house.

"Taking the food was really tough," the woman said. "The hard part was, we used to give it, and now I'm taking it back, you know?" she said, crying.

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[Sherman A1]

1. There is a food bank that picks up where I work

for the most part they get the day old bread items, a bit of deli & some produce. Over the last year I have taken to holding everything I can for them (within the restrictions I must operate according to company policies) and getting our vendors to do the same where they can.

Talked with one of the pick up volunteers a few weeks ago & he told me their church basement food distribution operation is seeing about 150 families each week.

There is a lot of need out there.

[DiverDave]

2. I try and give something every time

I go to the store.
If something happens, and I mean anything, that costs us money, we would be hurting and probably think about asking for help...

I really cant afford to donate, but I do, because we may need it someday.

But for now we are keeping our heads above water, and I'm thankful for that.
There are so many worse off then we are, and my heart goes out to them.

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[rfranklin]

6. Embarassed Republicans are showing up in droves at our local food bank...

still living in their McMansions but forsaken by their corporate masters.

[xchrom]

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[AsahinaKimi]

5. I am skipping Thanksgiving Dinner this year..

I can't afford it. I will wait till December 1st when I get paid, and buy myself a Crab Dinner. The money from this past month is gone,and I am barely scraping by. Thank goodness for 5 lbs bags of rice.