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Lets try this again. Pantry, my Pantry has been organized, lol. Could not figure out how to edit it. Was tired of rummaging around trying to find things. Now I have a good idea of my inventory. submitted by /u/BigChris210TX to r/organizing [link] [comments]

I’ve seen so many people frustrated in comments after I posted a screenshot of a poster from PSL calling for a general strike this Friday coupled with a protest @ 3pm in monument square. I’m usually passive online because I can’t stand the keyboard warrior shit. I used Reddit previously as a distraction as my other socials are very politically heavy. But now’s not the time to be distracted. So here I am I guess. “This doesn’t support local businesses” “Why does it say MN instead of Maine, we should care locally first” “Some people can’t afford to take off work” “This is inconvenient timing, why no proper planning?” “It won’t work, what’s even the point?” I beg y’all to come to some sense. This “poorly planned” and “inconveniently timed” strike is matching the energy of MN and other states/cities joining in a national strike movement this Friday to create a wider spread national pressure on the people who are in charge of funding; the big corps, the politicians, etc. One day strike is not going to collapse every small business in Portland. A lot of businesses are already planning on closing. A few of them are hosting community events they’ve already had planned, and closing after. Their plans are simple. The thought for most businesses right now is, if you’re going to be open, organize. Donate a portion of tips on Friday to a mutual aid fund, start a raffle for a local artists’ gear and donate the proceeds to a food pantry. Hand out know your rights cards and whistles to people who come in and talk about what’s going on. Newsflash: the people on the ground need warm places to congregate, eat and try and keep joy alive outside of demonstrations. Your local business can support all of those needs! What a one day strike can actually do: Put pressure on the people in power to defund ice operations in our state, and states across the country. Force people to recon with the idea that we are organized enough to keep this up until it DOES hurt big businesses. We’re a small city in comparison to others being targeted right now. They don’t expect us to organize at all. Don’t make it any easier for them to keep disappearing our neighbors by fighting with each other about what’s possible or not! They want us afraid! Courage is not being able to do something without fear, it’s doing it through fear anyways! Hello?! Like are you guys serious? If you can’t take off work. Don’t! Talk to your employers about how you can make this happen again together with minor risk to business, because it will need to keep happening for any change to come. Donate instead. Talk to your neighbors instead. Sign up to be a volunteer for a food pantry, a shelter, a delivery person for groceries at one of the very established and local grass roots orgs that have those systems in place set up! There’s plenty you CAN do, and I promise it’s not hitting post on a comment at the bottom of a Reddit thread. Revolution is a marathon not a sprint. How revolutionary it is to get off your god damn couch, stop the keyboard warrior bs and actually talk to your neighbors? How very human of us to want to be in connection at such a grave moment in time? Talk to the people around you about what you can do to help each other! THIS IS THE LAST THING OUR GOV WANTS: For us to get our heads out of our asses and stop thinking individually long enough to realize we can care for one another without them! No one will be angry with you if you can’t strike or protest on Friday, but if you say you’re tired of watching our neighbors be kidnapped in one breath and then say there’s nothing you can do, that you won’t even risk saying hello to each other to establish some measly kind of rapport with the people around you, then don’t bother complaining when these facists reach your door next. And they will reach your door next. This has never been about left and right, and always been a top down class war on the people. Get fucking organized, and stop worrying about what you can’t do when every civil rights movement prior has shown us exactly what we can do. This post is not directed to people at risk right now. Stay safe. Stay inside. Keep joy high, it’s our greatest resistance in the face of the imperialist agenda. To everyone: Let your grief flow through you and let your anger call you to action, lest your fear not imprison you too. A word of wisdom/call to action from Greg Stoker of MN to leave you all with: submitted by /u/EtherealSwampWitch_ to r/portlandme [link] [comments]

I genuinely enjoy organizing pantries, maximizing space, labeling, and turning chaos into order. I am thinking of having a business where I moonlight as a pantry organizer but have no idea where to get started. If you were to hire someone to organize your pantry, what kind of websites would you look on? How much would you be willing to spend for the labor? How much for the containers? Any advice would be helpful as well. Just trying to get an idea - thanks in advance! In case it would help, im located in the Houston area submitted by /u/Cute_Emergency_9597 to r/pantryporn [link] [comments]

I’m renovating our downstairs bathroom and attached pantry, and after ripping everything down to the studs I have an empty pantry and need to get my life organized. Previously there were just plywood shelves screwed into the wall, and we store canned/boxed food items down here as well as paper goods, dog food, cleaning products, that sort of thing. It’s an awkward space with storage to the left and right of the door and a blank wall dead ahead. So I would love any tips anyone may have about how to maximize space and storage. I’m happy to make my own built-ins or open to premade storage ideas anyone might be able to share. Thank you for any suggestions you can offer! submitted by /u/drums787 to r/organizing [link] [comments]

My sister just updated her kitchen and needs organization ideas for the pantry. Suggestions wanted! submitted by /u/Conscious_Jicama_317 to r/organizing [link] [comments]

Hi everyone! I’m trying to reorganize my multimedia/entertainment cabinet and could really use some guidance from folks who’ve tackled airflow and cable organization before. Here’s what I’m working with so far: I’ve already drilled a hole in the back panel for cable routing and passive airflow. I have an auxiliary fan attached to the back of the PS5 to help with cooling. I’m considering installing small exhaust fans on the back of the cabinet (hidden), ideally with vent covers and a seal just behind the cabinet doors to help reduce dust buildup. I’m also thinking about adding a slide-out system or some kind of internal mini-rack so I can easily access the electronics without everything being jammed together. Something like a budget multi-level server-rack concept inside the unit. I’m open to removing the existing shelf, modifying it, or building/buying a custom one if it leads to a better overall result. I’ve included a screenshot of the Amazon listing with the exact dimensions of the cabinet for reference. If anyone has experience with: compact rack systems for entertainment centers hidden exhaust fan setups improving ventilation in enclosed cabinets or general layout recommendations …I’d love to hear your suggestions, product recommendations, or examples of setups that worked well for you. Thanks in advance! submitted by /u/agdillson to r/hometheater [link] [comments]

Hi everyone! I’m trying to reorganize my multimedia/entertainment cabinet and could really use some guidance from folks who’ve tackled airflow and cable organization before. Here’s what I’m working with so far: I’ve already drilled a hole in the back panel for cable routing and passive airflow. I have an auxiliary fan attached to the back of the PS5 to help with cooling. I’m considering installing small exhaust fans on the back of the cabinet (hidden), ideally with vent covers and a seal just behind the cabinet doors to help reduce dust buildup. I’m also thinking about adding a slide-out system or some kind of internal mini-rack so I can easily access the electronics without everything being jammed together. Something like a budget multi-level server-rack concept inside the unit. I’m open to removing the existing shelf, modifying it, or building/buying a custom one if it leads to a better overall result. I’ve included a screenshot of the Amazon listing with the exact dimensions of the cabinet for reference. If anyone has experience with: compact rack systems for entertainment centers hidden exhaust fan setups improving ventilation in enclosed cabinets or general layout recommendations …I’d love to hear your suggestions, product recommendations, or examples of setups that worked well for you. Thanks in advance! submitted by /u/agdillson to r/Homeorganization [link] [comments]

We have had a pantry for a year now. It has gotten to the point that I don't know where things are or what I have. I want to organize it, but I have no idea where to start. BTW, that is clean recycled items in the trash can, not our trash. submitted by /u/SeaworthinessNew4295 to r/homemaking [link] [comments]

Thinking of donating food to your food bank? Here's a better idea. TL/DR: A cash donation to an efficient food bank (that purchases food in bulk) can go twice as far or more, than donating actual physical food to the same organization. Full: I've been a volunteer at the Greater Boston Food Bank for 11 or 12 years now. It doesn't directly serve the public; rather, it's the mothership/main regional warehouse -- the size of a large, urban Costco or Walmart supercenter -- that serves something like 600 smaller, local, neighborhood food banks and pantries throughout Eastern Massachusetts. We fill the trucks that go out to the neighborhood agencies, who then distribute to the public. It's a very efficient operation, with something like 92% of its cash donations being turned into food for the hungry. We distributed over 90 million meals last year. And that's the thing. The larger food banks buy their food in bulk by the trailerload either at wholesale or at-cost from generous suppliers. (It's augmented by "free" USDA food, which has largely gone away under Trump. The example I know: The Greater Boston Food Bank buys 80% of its food, with no more than 20% coming from USDA and small food donations.) Retail cans of food cost 100%-150% more than the same thing at factory wholesale. Donating cans of food that you bought at full retail is great, but is way less efficient than giving that same amount of money to a well organized food bank that has access to the same items at bulk, wholesale, and at-cost pricing. A cash donation goes twice as far, or more, as giving the actual food! Physical food donations also require special handing. At the GBFB, manual donations have to be taken apart and each item individually checked by on-staff nutritionists to make sure the packaging is unopened and physically undamaged, and that the contents meet health and safety standards; and to be entered into loose-item inventory. Very slow and inefficient. So if you want to maximize your help with the SNAP crisis, or anytime, a direct cash donation to a major local or regional food bank is the best, fastest, and most efficient way to go. Where's your local regional food bank? Charitynavigator.org objectively rates charities to help you avoid scams and inefficient operations. If a cash donation is not possible, by all means, donate actual food or physical labor to any service that helps hungry people. Any help is better than no help, and the impulse to help is wonderful. But know that a cash donation will buy more food, and do more good. submitted by /u/flanga to r/massachusetts [link] [comments]

I'm lucky to have a large pantry but it's kind of split up in an odd way so I've had a hard time organizing it. I have three wire shelves, spice organizer (got two when I bought one), a elevated organizing bin with dividers, and a wire basket. Any ideas? I would prefer to spend as little as possible ( I know dollar store has some stuff) thanks! submitted by /u/Southern_Berry2625 to r/Homeorganization [link] [comments]

My pantry is a 4-door, floor to ceiling cabinet that's 17" deep, 33" wide with shelves that vary 12"-16" (they are adjustable). I primarily use canning jars for everything. I use quart size, lots of pints, as well as cup sizes. They hold beans, grains, flours, herbs, spices, tea, baking powders. I cannot figure out how to organize everything so that I can locate things easily. I have easily 30 jars of herbs in various sizes that really need a better system, as well as my spice organization because I also have that many spice jars (most are the standard spice jar). Any ideas on organizing deep shelves? submitted by /u/liberate-radiance to r/organizing [link] [comments]

Rambling thought of the day… There was a recent post asking for hacks that help our lives and it really had me thinking that we’re all way smarter and organized than we think! When I started my journey to “get it together,” I struggled to find inspiration, either from Pinterest or Instagram. (I don’t have TikTok) I don’t want a perfectly aesthetically pleasing pantry that requires me to buy 45 more containers, don’t want to and will never be a minimalist, I love color! Where do you find inspiration and ideas that aren’t curated for social media? How do we harness the power of our collective solutions in a place for all? submitted by /u/Then_Wind_6956 to r/adhdwomen [link] [comments]

What do I do with this? What was it used for previously? Help me use this wasted space. I tried towels, but I had to stuff the bottom to bring them up high enough and it’s too heavy. I need a new idea. submitted by /u/National_Presence478 to r/Oldhouses [link] [comments]

Tired and exiled from the venue after 3 days of LAN, we took this picture! Hi! I'm PiotrMaciejczak and I organized a Path of Exile LAN party, convincing 50 insane exiles to spend the league start together. THE CONTEXT If you’re a frequent Reddit browser, you might have stumbled upon my little recaps from the private leagues I've organized (like this one or this one here). The whole idea of running these leagues was sparked years ago by Zizaran, back when I got hooked on his Gauntlets about 12 leagues ago. I absolutely loved the concept, and since then, I've hosted five editions of the "Cmentarzysko" (Cemetery) league for the Polish Path of Exile community, sometimes drawing in as many as 1000-1500 players. In a way, you could say private leagues changed my life. They were the starting point of my journey into creating Path of Exile content, which is now what I do for a living. What I always loved about PL's was that they struck the perfect balance between SSF and a trade league—not trivializing gear progression but still letting you skip farming content you hate, which is an unfortunate staple of SSF. What's important in the context of the LAN is that the Private leagues offer a certain intimacy, a taste of what it was like to play in a close-knit guild in World of Warcraft back in the day, or to have LAN parties with friends 15 or 20 years ago. And honestly, a true LAN party was something I'd been dreaming about for a long time. For years, I tried to convince my PoE buddies to get together for a proper LAN-style league start. You know, one person brings their rig over to another's place, we stock up the pantry with drinks and snacks, and just pull 16-hour sessions. For the longest time, it was just a dream that never quite came together. But after years of building a reputation and a certain "prestige" (which I see as the community's trust) for my Cmentarzysko league within the local Polish PoE scene, I decided it was time. I went for it and organized a LAN party in Wrocław, Poland, for about 50 people. The online version of our 3.26 PL was (and still is) available for everyone, but the most engaged players were able to come and hang out together. THE LAN A quick pic before the League Start It turned out to be a great idea. Chaotic, but great nonetheless. We had an incredible mix of participants. On one hand, we had absolute blasters—the kind of players who can rush Ubers on HC within the first week. Right next to them were people with zero hours in Path of Exile 1, who just wanted to give it a try after their positive experiences with the PoE 2 beta. Complete veterans alongside total newcomers, all sharing the experience of getting wrecked by the Mercenary mechanic and chatting over drinks and pizza. When the servers struggled, we blasted Basshunter and had fun until things got better. We had players that lost characters repeatedly to Fire Fury on the Coast Day 1, that managed to finish the campaign by Day 3 - so simple with so many potential coaches around. It was a silly experience - we were all struggling to concentrate, because there was so much going on, and I'd say everyone had a 40-80% debuff to their usual progression speed, but it was all sort of expected - most of us went into it wanting to spend time with the people we played with over so many previous Cmentarzysko iterations. Some stats: During the LAN, we have created 148 characters in total 104 of them died (RIP). That means 70% of them were lost... What's insane is that 50 out of those 104 rips were in Act 1. Most deaths we're unascended, which is expected. A lot of new players found out Mud Flats can be scary. Ascendancy per class varied a lot for some, Duelist being primary example. But for Templar, the choice seemed obvious. Complete dominance of Hierophant when it came to Templar ascendancy choices. We had bounties! Players we're able to grab prizes hosted either by our sponsor or host their own bounties. A lot of them were structured around comforting the players, because the deaths were pretty common. Died a specific way? Maybe you just won, haha. https://preview.redd.it/tf4ox1nanp8f1.png?width=1066&format=png&auto=webp&s=896862cf83e7ea9dd4d6c59217d37ae6a4dc0317 While we had a lot of different foods and drinks available, a lot of players hotdogmaxxed, as we have consumed 130 hot dogs during the event. Poor doggies. We got to chill and unwind at the zoo after the event :) Summary Path of Exile is often seen as a single-player game, but there's just something about it that makes it best when you have someone to talk to, to brag to about a sick item drop, or to ask for help when you're stuck on your build. This event fulfilled all those social needs in the best way possible :) None of this would have been possible without everyone who showed up and pitched in, so I’d like to give a huge thank you to: Everyone who came to the event (paving a path For those who come after). The owner of the venue, Arena 27, who also turned out to be a PoE freak and player with us (lol!) and his team. Grinding Gear Games, for sponsoring our private league with player slots and sending over a care package with merch. Endorfy, for sponsoring a ton of the bounties available to our players :) I love Path of Exile. submitted by /u/wraafum to r/pathofexile [link] [comments]

I really need guidance on what to do and am looking forward to advice! Basically I've taken over this section of the pantry to store all my frequently used tools (drill, bits, wrenches, pliers, etc). I end up just piling things on top of each other, and of course it's a pain to dig through and find things. I do have a tool box in the garage, but the garage is detached and not super close to the house either (about 150' away). Any time I move stuff up there, I inevitably need it in the house a few days later and end up stashing it in the pantry after use. Given a space like this, what's the best thing to do? I can change shelf height or remove shelves. I could even completely remove the shelving unit here and replace with something modular, but I have no idea what to get/do. There is a harbor freight nearby and I've thought a few times about buying some modular tool storage boxes and making a stack of those. I just worry that it will turn into a pain in the ass to grab things out of there since I would likely have to pull the whole stack out and find stuff. BUT maybe that's just a good habit to get into to keep everything organized? Please help! I'm ashamed of this mess and don't know what to do to make it better! submitted by /u/aedocw to r/organizing [link] [comments]

Started my 3D printing journey in january, after beeing interested in the hobby for the last couple of years. Up until now I mostly printed models that I found online, but I started to watch a few Onshape tutorials and designed small parts. Then came the moment when me and my partner wanted to organize our pantry. I always wanted this kind of can dispenser, that you load at the top and the cans just roll to the bottom. Went on Amazon and they where to expensive and not really what I was looking for. And even looking at other 3d models online I felt something was missing, or not ideal for what I wanted. So I startet playing around in Onshape and after a few test prints, idea after idea came how to optimize everything. This morning I woke up and the final part was ready. Might I be a little bit overexcited about a can organizer? Maybe. But it feels so cool to hold something in your hand, that you designed yourself. And in case you want to organize your pantry aswell, here is the link to the print file: Modular Can Shelf submitted by /u/petersloth to r/3Dprinting [link] [comments]

I need some serious help tackling my kitchen pantry. It's become a chaotic mess of boxes, bags, cans, and mysterious items shoved in the back. I'm looking for practical tips and maybe some affordable product recommendations to create a more functional system. I'm thinking about things like: Clear storage bins (are acrylic or plastic better?) Can organizers/risers Spice rack solutions Using baskets or containers for grouping items What strategies or specific organizing products have worked best for your pantries? How do you keep things from just becoming cluttered again? Looking for ideas that don't cost a fortune but make a real difference. Pictures of your organized pantries for inspiration are welcome too! Thanks! submitted by /u/Defiant_Fix8658 to r/organizing [link] [comments]

I sit on a local nonprofit board in my area, and volunteer for a few other organizations as well. In my experience, in nearly every organization I've been involved with, there are boomers that make life difficult for everyone around them. There seems to be common traits across all of them that I've noticed: They are hostile and overbearing to new volunteers to the point of scaring them away, then complain that "young people don't want to get involved in community service" anymore. They have no financial literacy or management skills but get put in leadership roles just because they've "paid their dues" and have been there the longest. A lot of nonprofits are struggling financially because of a lack of competency in management. They refuse to change up their routine at all or be open to any new ideas. Again, complaining that younger people don't want to get involved but then shoot down any new idea that they have. A lot of weaker organizations are literally going to die with their leaders because they've not done any kind of succession planning. They are clique-y like they are back in middle school. A lot of backstabbing and behind closed door deals that create drama and tension for no reason. They tout their "decades of experience" working in whatever industry they were in before they retired and will bring up their credentials and accolades constantly. Like, what does that have to do with organizing cans in a food pantry? For a while I just thought that this was just something normal in nonprofits, but then I got involved in some young professional groups that had none of this drama and were super fun. Does anyone else have boomer charity trauma? submitted by /u/MangoSalsa89 to r/BoomersBeingFools [link] [comments]

I am not OOP. This was originally posted by u/bestupdater 2 years ago here. Fun cat fact to hide the spoilers (and because this is really heavy): The extra-dangly bit of a cat's belly isn't just fat-- It's their primordial pouch! The primordial pouch is a collection of loose skin and fatty tissue, like the scruff on the back of their necks, that descends as they grow. It helps with protecting their organs and gives a little room for expansion if they have a big meal. Something I learned researching to make sure I have my facts straight, big cats also develop them!! Trigger Warnings: Graphic discussion of suicidal thoughts, mention of kidney failure. Mood spoiler: They get the help they needed, and come back to a clean room. ________________ Where do I go for in-patient psychiatric care today? It's urgent. June 3, 2020 hi.TLDR - need in-patient for suicidal thoughts. I'm an international student from a country that is extremely poor (on scholarship here) with no savings left due to unemployment and sending money to family to help. I am very afraid to do this. Is this a good idea? Will i lose my visa? I have never been to in-patient. I'm extremely suicidal and am suffering from what i think is paranoia from derealization. The sudden extreme unexpected poverty I have found myself in has lead to inability to perform self-care. I am an international student with basic health insurance.I don't know what I'll be able to afford for emergency psychiatric care. Do private hospitals have payment plan options? I don't know what in-patient is like in Australia. In my country people say it's horrible and that it does more damage than good, especially private institutions. It sounds terrifying. I am scared to do this but I have exhausted every other option and I am worse than ever. Does anyone have experience with this? What advice can you give me? What can I expect? What do I bring? Wear? I'm so afraid that this will only make it worse. Please help me. thank you for your help UPDATE - Where do I go for immediate psychiatric care? It's urgent. July 9, 2020 Thank you r/Brisbane for all your help and support. I'm alive thanks to you. This is an update post to last month where I decided to voluntarily admit myself into in-patient care and asked for your help. You guys literally saved my life in more ways than one. Due to self neglect I was going through the first stages of kidney failure. I'm only 21 and definitely don't drink very much. As soon as I was eating and drinking regularly my kidneys improved! I spent almost a month in in-patient. I was assigned a discharge facilitator (Basically your own personal social worker) who gets you off your feet. Literally any single problem you have, this person will help you with. I was then given many resources - a real social worker through a company who works with you for an entire year. I have so much support, even without my friends. Best decision I ever made. So here's what happened: Called 1300 MH Call - I told them I felt like I needed in-patient care as i was highly suicidal. I gave them my name, address, and date of birth. I was transferred to a clinician at the Royal Brisbane and Women's. She took my information again, I told her a bit about I was feeling. She agreed I needed to come in ASAP. She told me to go to the Royal Brisbane ER. In the ER, I was processed instantly due to calling ahead. Told to follow the 'orange line' and at the end there would be a door. I entered and my belongings were taken from me. I held on tightly to my notebook and pen and they let me keep it. It took hours to see the psychiatrist, who listened to my symptoms and then prescribed. This is the most boring and worst part of the entire experience. It's incredibly boring (BRING A BOOK) and many people I talked to were paranoid schizophrenics who can make you distrust the process. In the morning I was escorted by security guards into a van, where I was taken into the actual Mental Health wards. I was discharged after my treatment was considered finalized (i'm still on meds) and assigned a discharge facilitator who I talk to once a week and helps me with stuff (like sending emails or finding a food pantry) I was in there for about a month. My advice is this: Trust the process. - even if you think it's not working, see it through 100% of the way - that way if it doesn't work, you'll know without a doubt and you can move to the next treatment option. These doctors and nurses face abuse every day - they're here because they give a shit. They genuinely want to see you get better. Trust. The. Process. Get an mp3 player. You're only allowed use of your phone in a supervised area. Mp3 players or old iPods are allowed - that way you can listen to music on your own time or podcasts. Order the vegan meals. The food is far fresher. Healthy minds make sexy bodies- you'll gain weight when you're there, don't sweat it. It's okay to not want visitors. Go to the hospital before you're in a panic. This will make the experience less traumatic, and more voluntary. It sounds so stupid to me when they ask you over the phone if "You have a plan" because I have ALWAYS had a plan. Every day since I could remember.I have felt this depressed before. I was getting to the point where I'd walk to the train station, longingly staring at the tracks as the train would pass - knowing that the only thing stopping me is guilt for the poor train driver. I packed everything in my room and labelled it so that when I was dead, my flatmates would see a clean, packed and organized room - making my belongings easier to get rid of and if I came back, I'd have a clean room to get back to. :) I got back to a nice clean room. _______________ This post was personally very affecting. Though everyone's experience with inpatient may not be as good (mine certainly wasn't), it is still worth going if you believe you are in danger of seriously hurting yourself or others. Remember that are resources available for help wherever you are, including here on Reddit. If you won't kill yourself because you see it as cowardly, I am glad you are so brave. If you won't kill yourself because you feel too cowardly, I am glad you are not braver. Another reminder that I am not OOP. submitted by /u/TheComment to r/BestofRedditorUpdates [link] [comments]

I’ve seen this topic come up on this sub a few times and figured I’d make a post on it. A lot of people post stuff like “I have $20 to last me until my first paycheck in 3 weeks, what should I eat?” I want to encourage you to look for food pantries in your area and use their services. All this is from my experience in a mid-sized US city; things may work differently elsewhere, but most of the general ideas still apply. tl;dr if you think you could possibly benefit from visiting a food bank, food pantry, or other free/reduced cost food organization, please do. The people who work there want you to use it. You are not “taking away” food from people who “need it more”, because 1) everyone needs and deserves to eat and 2) often there is enough or too much food—the resources food banks are short on are more to do with insufficient funding, and more clients = more money allocated to them. I have volunteered for a couple months at a food pantry, but it is part of a larger organization I have volunteered at for years doing other food-related work (largely cooking and distributing hot meals), so I get to see how food donations come in and how we sort and allocate them. The organization I volunteer at serves a lot of needs in the community but one of their target populations is homeless youth, which is the demographic served by the hot meal program. The food pantry program serves a wider range of people (I started volunteering there because they need someone who speaks Spanish, and I’m unemployed now so the scheduling works out well). I also sometimes unload and sort donations from grocery stores and the city food bank, which in addition to providing food to individuals, also distributes it to other organizations throughout the city. Some things that I’ve noticed that might surprise people: we often have too much food. By this I mean we get donated much more food than we have the capacity to cook, or people do not take all the food we serve. On the rare occasion we do run out of food, it is more likely that we didn’t plan to cook enough, or had an unexpected influx of clients; I can’t think of a time that the hot meal program ran out of raw ingredients. (The food pantry and hot meal program share ingredients and distribute them as needed.) The food pantry will often run out of high-demand items like milk, eggs, and culturally specific staple foods (like masa harina amongst the Hispanic clients) but even when this happens there is often an excess of other items that are perfectly good, just a little less familiar. The food pantry had two huge boxes of bok choy go nearly untouched this week; it got distributed to other sites so it’s not going to waste, but people were preferring to take fruits and veggies they knew how to cook and that their families would recognize. We’ve had the same cans of puréed pumpkin sitting on the self for weeks; there’s nothing wrong with it, it’s just less familiar to people so they gravitate towards other items. There are nice, high-quality foods available, including a mix of fresh, frozen, and shelf-stable foods. We get lots of donations from Whole Foods and local stores in a similar price range, so there are many vegan and gluten-free options available as well as some really tasty baked goods and ready-to-eat meals. This time of year, grocery stores are going overboard on cookies for the holidays, so we have lots of those, to the point where volunteers are encouraged to take them home because we can’t give them away fast enough. Speaking of which—volunteers and staff eat the same food as clients, because it is good food. Nothing is gross or bad—sometimes it is past the sell-by date but we have government guidelines as to how long different items stay safe to eat past their sell-by dates. For example, we keep milk for a week after its sell-by date and throw it out after. A lot of stuff has not even reached its sell-by date but has some minor issue like the package being dented, it’s still perfectly good to eat. We are not judging you for using our services. If you have special needs like allergies or religious food restrictions, we will try to find something for you. Of course there are jerks working in every industry, but in general, if someone chooses to work or volunteer for a food pantry or other free food program, it is because they want to help, and believe everyone deserves enough to eat. In general, American grocery stores have tons of perfectly good ingredients they can’t sell for whatever reason, and we usually get more than enough donated. Where nonprofit food programs have shortages is often in other areas—they can’t hire enough full time staff to keep food pantries open more than a few hours a week, or pay their staff enough to prevent burnout and high turnover. Or they can’t afford equipment, vehicles, real estate, etc. The food itself is unlikely to be what’s limiting them; they need money, and nonprofits get funding based on use. By using the food pantry, you are directly contributing to them being able to get more funds and provide more/better services. It’s not a direct 1:1 relationship between clients and funding but they will put things like “x number of clients used our services this year” in grant applications, and a higher number will lead to more money for them. So please—if you are in the position of having to feed yourself and/or others with very little money, while this sub can be a great resource on how to do that cheaply, please please please see what is available in your community and do not hesitate to make use of it! It is there for you. You can always volunteer or donate in the future when you’re doing better; for now, you need to eat and you deserve to eat well, and we want to help you. Start by searching “food bank” or “free food” plus your zip code or city. (And if you’re reading this as someone who is a little better off and wants to help, know that the best way to assist food banks is with cash donations. Volunteering is great too; I’m happy to answer questions about my experience if you are wondering!) EDIT: see this comment for numbers to call to find resources in your community, and this comment for advice if you make too much money or don’t qualify for SNAP or Medicaid. There are programs for you but you may have to search for them. As a side note—it’s true there are various factors in the way social programs are funded that mean sometimes people are turned away from services they need. That is not a reflection on you, it doesn’t mean you’re not deserving. It is a systemic issue and often the people doing the on-the-ground work wish we had more flexibility to serve more people. Definitely keep trying and looking for food resources that will help you if some of them turn you away. submitted by /u/BeauteousMaximus to r/EatCheapAndHealthy [link] [comments]

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