Foodbank

[Parker231]

Posting in AIBU for traffic

As a foodbank volunteer could I please can anyone who can to donate to their local foodbank this weekend. Demand is huge at the moment and with more redundancies happening each week more and more people will be turning to a foodbank for help. It could be you needing their help in the future. The link below let’s you search for your local foodbank and see what they need the most.

Thank you

www.trusselltrust.org/get-help/find-a-foodbank/

One of our local foodbanks gives all the clients a cuppa and a cake when they come for advice/parcels.
The other one puts out a Reverse Advent Calendar with what they need.
You always need to look at what they need, and not assume.

That's all well and good if the child likes peanut butter - mine don't, if no one in the house is allergic, assuming the family actually have a toaster or grill....

Where did I say I will only donate oats and pulse? There are loads of palatable and healthy foods. If people dont want to eat the huge array of food I'm perfectly happy to donate then that's fine by me, but I won't be coerced by people into donating junky sugary cakes that I dont consider good enough for my own family.

Oh and I do operation Christmas child every year. The kids and I love finding fun things to fit in the boxes.

But you know if I'm just dripping with contempt maybe I should stop donating a together.

Honestly people need to fuck right off.

If anyone is looking for a worthy cause to donate to that’s independent and does food parcels as well as actual meals check out -
discnewquay.co.uk/

They have a Facebook page too. It’s truly inspiring. They are just outside of my professional and personal areas but gosh I admire the work they do. I’d love to get something similar in the area I work.

@NoIDontWatchLoveIsland really think you need to step away from this thread...😳

Operation Christmas child is hugely problematic

I did a shop for one yesterday OP prompted by your post.

My local one has highlighted they need:

Long life milk
Long life fruit juice
Tinned carrots
Tinned sweet corn
Instant mash

And that they have plenty dried pasta and baked beans.

I filled up a whole basket with multiples of these items and it only came to £11.

Honestly people need to be really careful.

The result of this thread is you have all put a regular food bank donor off ever donating again, because you've been really offensive.

I made assumptions the other day that someone was hungry and needed food. No they needed cooking and eating equipment. So sorted that.
It is worth checking stuff like this out too.

Frdd

Can you explain why? Its coordinated by my childs preschool and I'd like to be able to communicate with them if there are issues with it.

Cornish tiger that's a really good point.

@pinkstripeycat , food banks are busy places. There's no one who's just there to answer the phone. Look at their FB page for info, or email them.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/08/christmas-evangelical-christians-samaritans-purse-children-muslim-countries

humanism.org.uk/humanism/humanism-today/humanists-doing/good-causes-and-charities/samaritans-purse/

humanism.org.uk/2019/11/14/schools-warned-against-supporting-operation-christmas-child/

humanistlife.org.uk/2015/10/14/why-parents-shouldnt-support-operation-christmas-child/

www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/operation-christmas-child-shoebox-appeal-17184994

Operation Christmas child isn’t respectful to those of other religions or none. Same as the church the food bank folks have teamed up with.

Children receive Protestant Christian evangelical propaganda Along with the food banks.

The organisation behind them is run by or was run by (ny kids have left school now. This info may be out of date) the son of billy Graham the evangelical preacher.

emilyjoypoetry.com/7-reasons-not-to-participate-in-operation-christmas-child-this-year

The whole point of it is a vehicle for evangelism. If you’re happy with that, then go ahead and donate but I personally am not.

My screen is cracked and mangled that.

Basically, operation Christmas child uses the shoe boxes as a vehicle for evangelism.

Do food banks provide cooking equipment? Eg, microwaves, kettles, toasters and even slow cookers if people have had to leave them behind of their existing items have broken. That would be really useful in some cases.

@NoIDontWatchLoveIsland

Where did I say I will only donate oats and pulse? There are loads of palatable and healthy foods. If people dont want to eat the huge array of food I'm perfectly happy to donate then that's fine by me, but I won't be coerced by people into donating junky sugary cakes that I dont consider good enough for my own family.

Oh and I do operation Christmas child every year. The kids and I love finding fun things to fit in the boxes.

But you know if I'm just dripping with contempt maybe I should stop donating a together.

Honestly people need to fuck right off.

@NoIDontWatchLoveIsland I apologise if I've offended you. It's not always easy to convey (or discern) tone on an Internet forum and I've maybe misconstrued the tone of your comment. I don't want to make you feel shit on a Sunday morning.

@BarbaraofSeville

Do food banks provide cooking equipment? Eg, microwaves, kettles, toasters and even slow cookers if people have had to leave them behind of their existing items have broken. That would be really useful in some cases.

I'd imagine unless they were new they'd need tested which would be pricey. I suppose in some cases people wouldn't know how to use some cooking equipment. I'd not have the first idea what to do with a slow cooker!

BarbaraofSeville Some of the independent schemes might have small stocks of pans and crockery etc.

Electrical equipment is trickier as would need PAT testing. I know of some local reuse schemes that do have someone that does that.

I suppose in some cases people wouldn't know how to use some cooking equipment. I'd not have the first idea what to do with a slow cooker

Seriously?

Do food banks provide cooking equipment? Eg, microwaves, kettles, toasters and even slow cookers if people have had to leave them behind of their existing items have broken. That would be really useful in some cases.

Most food banks wouldn't have the storage capacity for this but the trussell trust one my min volunteers at has people on hand to refer/point people in the direction of services that are able to. That particular bank though due to the location has huge numbers of people including families in b&b or hotel/hostel temporary accommodation where kitchen gadgets might not be allowed except maybe a kettle in their room.

Anyway, my slow cooker cost £7 brand new from Asda so it's probably not worth having to test second hand ones. Just thought that it would be worth the investment as it would help the people who want to cook but can't afford the fuel or have the facilities to do so.

FB don’t provide cooking equipment but can’t direct people to organisations providing different helpful information services.

Many people using FB’s are now working families living in a high rent or mortgage area where one of them has been made redundant and the other put on reduced hours or furloughed.

@BarbaraofSeville

I suppose in some cases people wouldn't know how to use some cooking equipment. I'd not have the first idea what to do with a slow cooker

Seriously?

I'm sure if I read the instructions I could work it out but I just imagine everything ending up as a slightly sludgy stew.
(I know lots of people swear by them - please don't jump on me!)

I'm just saying that less confident cooks may not benefit from unfamiliar equipment.

I am concerned by those who steer clear of organisations run out of churches or with Christian undertones. Many Muslim and Seikh organisations run food programmes, and for all communities, would you condemn their motives too? Or actually applaud them for fulfilling a fundamental belief that it is their duty to help those in need?

If I was in need I wouldn't give a toss where the food came from.

I am not religious, and don't believe in any God, but admire those who do good works within their faith.