With SNAP benefits being cut off in the States I thought I would ask the community what y’all are doing to help. If you aren’t already fighting to feed yourself.
Eat the rich. The red ones
They can be green for all I care. Eat the rich if they are red, white, and blue
Fun fact: there is a $ 50Bn contingency fund for SNAP benefits and Trump refuses to use it.
Do you have something like this? https://www.ozharvest.org/
We collect good quality surplus food from a network of donors including supermarkets, cafes, delis, hotels, airlines and restaurants, then deliver direct and free of charge to charities nationally.
Asked my office to make a joint donation to the local food pantry. They have a really nice store where people can shop for preferred items instead of getting a pre-selected box.
I just donated to my local soup kitchen. They do lunch every day and dinner a few time a week. I can’t believe we’re really letting snap benefits run out. Just fucking embarrassing
I’m not from the US so I’m not seeing any of the repercussions first hand (yet…).
It’s so surreal to be honest. We were always sold the image of a USA where everyone was well off.
Not trying to say I don’t understand. I fully get what’s happening, that it’s fucked up and people are suffering. It’s just like watching an illusion break apart.
America is well off. we had access to cheap goods and services, but agent orange and his tariffs stopped that.
even before though, there was a wide chasm between wealth and equality in this country. all he’s managed to do is widen it further.
personally, I’ve been impacted. normally I would see at least $200-$400 increase in my savings every month. I’m fairly well off and I can appreciate that. Now with inflation and costs rising, I’m seeing my savings shrink $100-200 a month and we’re just getting started. I’ve got enough savings to last me a couple years at this rate but should it increase further that expectation could turn to months, not years.
Search for food banks in your area
I’ve been actively participating the the local mutual aid society for years, including a network of love fridges.
Donated money to the local food bank.
