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<blockquote data-quote="rlsnights" data-source="post: 314645" data-attributes="member: 7948"><p>You are all great! Some other thoughts about passing on your plenty:</p><p></p><p>While many people and families who are struggling have access to a car, many others do not. This makes picking up food from individuals scattered all over town difficult.</p><p></p><p>That's one reason food closets are a good resource in most communities. They are often deliberately located close to easy public transit access, provided the community has public transit. I realize that some communities are so small this isn't an issue but it is where we live.</p><p></p><p>In addition to donating unwanted or extra canned and boxed items directly to our closest food closet, we grow extra produce in our garden and donate that. When there's a super sale on things like peanut butter, canned and dry beans we buy extra and take it to the food closet. Protein sources like these that don't require cooking or refrigeration are a core staple at food closets.</p><p></p><p>We also take food, clothing and small sample size personal care products (like the little shampoo bottles you get at hotels) to our local homeless services agency. They distribute it to people who come for services including the once a day meal that is open to anyone who needs it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rlsnights, post: 314645, member: 7948"] You are all great! Some other thoughts about passing on your plenty: While many people and families who are struggling have access to a car, many others do not. This makes picking up food from individuals scattered all over town difficult. That's one reason food closets are a good resource in most communities. They are often deliberately located close to easy public transit access, provided the community has public transit. I realize that some communities are so small this isn't an issue but it is where we live. In addition to donating unwanted or extra canned and boxed items directly to our closest food closet, we grow extra produce in our garden and donate that. When there's a super sale on things like peanut butter, canned and dry beans we buy extra and take it to the food closet. Protein sources like these that don't require cooking or refrigeration are a core staple at food closets. We also take food, clothing and small sample size personal care products (like the little shampoo bottles you get at hotels) to our local homeless services agency. They distribute it to people who come for services including the once a day meal that is open to anyone who needs it. [/QUOTE]
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