Stop donating food to food banks!

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Give them money instead. It goes a LOT further. I've known this for years and give them cash instead, but apparently this PSA video is necessary, so, I'm sharing it.

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/nation ... story.html

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I was in a homeless shelter for about a week and they would literally throw food in the trash if they had a surplus of it.

I also think it's a better idea to donate money as well. That way, people can buy their own food.

Homeless shelters are occasionally given food that would have soon gone into the garbage pail anyway where that is not the case with food banks. Also, cash given to a food bank is spent by the food bank to purchase food, not given to needy people so they can purchase their own food.

It is true that cash can go much farther for a food bank than a truckload of creamed corn, but here is some additional perspective: For the Love of God, We Will Take Your Canned Goods!

Bottom line? Know what is actually needed and donate accordingly if you might prefer donating cans rather than cash.

They also need brown paper bags to put the food in.Ours asks people to bring paper bags for use since they have to purchase those.Extra garden produce,eggs and venison from hunting season are also welcomed.
Walmart does donate baked goods and other items that are about to or just have expired to our food room.It would be tossed into the trash if not donated.
Wish the big pet stores would get onboard and donate the expired pet food and supplies.A relative went dumpster diving in one of their bins,said they ripped the dog food bags open and dumped them out where they couldn't be used.Shameful,that could go to a pet shelter or a food room.Poor people have pets and food can get pricey if you have several animals.As long as the food is dry and not moldy it's still good.

donate any money, any food, any time. at my local food bank we have stuff donated from markets and individuals/drives/the like, then monetary donations, and also a few gardens. i volunteer in the gardens and we always need more people. almost 90% of the people who volunteer anywhere within the food bank in my town are people who also are patrons of the food bank.