@return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • 1 year agoWhy Americans are going hungry despite a strong economywww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square178fedilinkarrow-up1369arrow-down117cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
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minus-squarecapitallinkfedilink67•1 year agoSome practical advice for donating to food banks: Give money instead of food. They know exactly what they need. You don’t. They have partnerships and buy in bulk which makes that same dollar go further in their hands than in yours. https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-blog/donating-food-food-bank-consider-cash-instead-canned-goods That article has changed how I give to food banks since I read it.
minus-square@sawdustprophet@midwest.sociallinkfedilink24•1 year agoI remember reading another factor is that food which people donate is often expired, nearly expired, or undesirable and unlikely to be used before it expires, so often ends up getting thrown away anyway.
Some practical advice for donating to food banks: Give money instead of food.
They know exactly what they need. You don’t.
They have partnerships and buy in bulk which makes that same dollar go further in their hands than in yours.
https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-blog/donating-food-food-bank-consider-cash-instead-canned-goods
That article has changed how I give to food banks since I read it.
I remember reading another factor is that food which people donate is often expired, nearly expired, or undesirable and unlikely to be used before it expires, so often ends up getting thrown away anyway.