But seriously, why is it anyone else's business what SNAP beneficiaries buy when they grocery shop?
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But seriously, why is it anyone else's business what SNAP beneficiaries buy when they grocery shop?
31.10.2025 15:19 β π 11 π 3 π¬ 4 π 0If you're looking to help your neighbors but don't have much money, here are some cash free ways to be community
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Fun fact: Your local food bank can use your $25 donation to access enough food for over 100 nutritious meals.
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Watching the same people who have scriptures in their bio laugh about people potentially lose access to food gives me a particular rage
27.10.2025 13:26 β π 9 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0With volunteering reported to be at historic lows, many organizations are in need of helping hands.
Give your time at local shelters.
Volunteer at your local food bank or food pantry.
Serve at the neighborhood feeding stations.
Volunteer to serve meals with community organizations.
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Running other folkβs errands
Offering translation/interpretation
Free child care
Elder care
Shoveling snow
Raking leaves
Home repairs
Community cleanups
Vehicle maintenance
Laundry service
Whatever you can, do.
We often equate mutual aid to just finances, but what if, especially in these cash strapped times, we saw opportunities as βmutual aidβ?
Offering professional services pro-bono
Teaching a skill you know well for free
Hair care/ barber services
Preparing meals
Delivering food
Letβs keep the list going. What other organizations are fighting food insecurity and hunger?
20.10.2025 17:48 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Hunger Free America: This organization combats hunger by advocating for policy change with policy victories such as expansion of free breakfast programs, additional supplemental support during the pandemic, and minimum wage increases.
20.10.2025 17:48 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Meals On Wheels: YES they still exist but they are in dire need of support since being defunded by congress earlier this year. This organization makes sure that seniors receive their meals, working with 5,000 meal providers across the nation.
20.10.2025 17:48 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Food Finder helps folks find food assistance near them.
No Kid Hungry: This organization ensures children have access to quality, fresh food.
Feed The Children: This organization combats childhood hunger through a variety of partnerships and programs.
U.S. Hunger is another organization that ensures our neighbors have access to food. One of their projects, Full Cart, is a virtual food bank that gets meals to people who need it most.
20.10.2025 17:48 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Sharing Excess is another organization that rescues food waste while taking this perfectly edible, safe food and diverting it to the communities that need it the most.
20.10.2025 17:48 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Feeding America is an organization that partners with local food banks and feeding programs to ensure people eat, whether they lack access to food or endured disasters and are in need of support.
20.10.2025 17:48 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0With SNAP benefits potentially ending in November and food insecurity affecting over 40 MILLION+ people, letβs talk about organizations that are actively helping combat food insecurityπ§΅
20.10.2025 17:48 β π 30 π 16 π¬ 1 π 0For those looking for ways you can help folks who are in danger of losing their SNAP benefits.
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Solutions for folks looking for them:
SNAP benefits will end in November if the government doesnβt end the shutdown. More people might go hungry in a nation where an estimated 40 million+ already struggle with food insecurity.
This is the time when communities MUST come together. Some ideas below
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