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Rejected from food bank? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 day ago by PaintRush@lemm.ee to c/toronto@lemmy.ca

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Hey,

I made a post here earlier about my work attire so thank you all for the feedback.

I'm starting a new job soon but I still have yet to secure a place so I'm currently still homeless at the moment. I just need a little bit of food to hold me over for the month.

The staff at the food bank first asked if I was a student, then they asked me if I was employed and told me to show them the offer letter. One of them asked me how I lost the arm and I said I wasn't comfortable in saying why.

They then finally asked me where I live and I stupidly said that I was homeless. They then told me that they can't offer any assistance to me at this moment and urged me to leave.

I feel so humiliated and defeated. I thought food banks provided for everyone.

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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm sorry to hear that.

Name and shame so we can stop donating to them. If they aren't helping people in need, then they aren't a real food bank!

[–] PaintRush@lemm.ee 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Surprisingly it was Fort York

[–] growsomethinggood@reddthat.com 27 points 1 day ago

Maybe reaching out to a journalist who published a puff piece on them awhile ago letting her know that they don't feed the homeless might get someone moving there? If you want to go down that path.

You deserve dignity and assistance as much as anyone with their own place.

[–] flyweather@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Dm me. I can give you a fiver. Hopefully someone else here can help you out too. Gl man and gj on the job

[–] toxicbubble420@beehaw.org 8 points 1 day ago

George Carlin had a bit like this with overdraft fees, "Sorry, you're too poor to afford free"

[+] kitnaht@lemmy.world -36 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Where the hell are you going to store the food, my guy?

They usually have these things pre-sorted into caches that are meant to stock your shelves - but if you don't have any shelves, wtf? This is your misunderstanding, not them being callous.

[–] PaintRush@lemm.ee 25 points 1 day ago (2 children)

At a friend's place? They also have prepared meals that I was going to take anyways. If that was their concern why didn't they simply say so?

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago

Because they're dicks. No two ways about it. Really sorry you had to go through that.

[–] kitnaht@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

There are regulations surrounding how they distribute, to who, who qualifies, etc.

If you tripped one of those things, they just simply can't give it to you.

It's not their concern. It's mostly people who don't understand why it is the way it is, but have been told that's how it is and to follow the rules.

Like, go ask a McDonalds worker why their hashbrowns are $2.50...they don't know, they just know that's how it is. Don't blame them, blame the people who wanted strict oversight into how donated foods were handled.

[–] Adm_Drummer@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You ever hear of a duffel bag? Shopping cart? Ruck sack?

What the hell man. Are you really advocating that a homeless person shouldn't have access to food because they don't have reliable access to storage you deem acceptable?

Unironically check your privilege, homie.

Shit.

[–] kitnaht@lemmy.world -4 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Not everything a food bank gives out is non-perishable.

You'd know that if you'd ever been to one. Unironically check your privilege.

As I stated earlier - the food is given out in 'lots' - It has perishables, and non perishables. They can't give it to him if he doesn't have a place to store it. (A "friends place" isn't a place to store it either because then who's to tell if the "friend" isn't just using him to hit up food shelters for a second time?) A good portion of it would simply rot if he didn't have a place for it.

Due to the way it's all regulated, they can't just keep some of it and give him only non-perishables either. (Due to people pinching stuff out of the lots to take home for themselves) Your ignorance is shining so brightly I can hardly see at this point...

[–] Adm_Drummer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

It's winter in Canada. Well below freezing.

They're homeless.

They need food.

Shut the fuck up lol

You ever been homeless? I have. Only thing you seem to have less of is a brain.