Submitted by Boopadoopeedo t3_zammpq in rva
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upearlyRVA t1_iymcouu wrote
Free food is free food.
WhalerBum t1_iymdkfy wrote
Have you ever had to stand in line and get a meal from a church ? I promise they don’t try to convert you after you fill your desperate empty belly.
Asterion7 t1_iymdivu wrote
Feedmore? Fonticello food forest? All the fridges set up around town. Can't remember the group that runs that.
lunar_unit t1_iymdxuc wrote
Asterion7 t1_iymf1y7 wrote
That is it. thanks Lunar.
DefaultSubsAreTerrib t1_iymiuli wrote
Back in 2020 when everyone has suddenly lost their income, I decided to donate to a food bank at a neighborhood church. This was a difficult decision for me because I don't support the church generally, but at the time, that is where all the hungry people were going to seek food aid (literal lines wrapped around the block!), and the church was better poised than anyone else to translate that money into real help for people in my neighborhood. My only regret is that the church did not qualify for a charitable gift match from my employer (only 501.3c non profits) which would have doubled the monetary value of my donation.
Said another way, I'm an atheist but I don't treat my atheism so religiously to get in the way of helping people.
Boopadoopeedo OP t1_iymox5q wrote
Thank you for sharing your story
JVorhees t1_iymiito wrote
In some cases, Feedmore distributes food from churches. I wouldn’t let that turn me off.
MadameKravitz t1_iymedtw wrote
AlreadyShrugging t1_iymde4h wrote
This is an extremely churched area. I wouldn’t sneeze at it.
Boopadoopeedo OP t1_iymffmw wrote
Thank you all for this abundance of suggestions!!
Boopadoopeedo OP t1_iymorvp wrote
Downvoted for saying thank you? Interesting
vicsfoolsparadise t1_iymcsna wrote
Do you have a list of churches?
ExReferee t1_iymdz7e wrote
Providing a food bank is something churches SHOULD be doing.