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Rejected from food bank? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hey,

I made a post here earlier about my work attire so thank you all for the feedback.

I'm starting a new job soon but I still have yet to secure a place so I'm currently still homeless at the moment. I just need a little bit of food to hold me over for the month.

The staff at the food bank first asked if I was a student, then they asked me if I was employed and told me to show them the offer letter. One of them asked me how I lost the arm and I said I wasn't comfortable in saying why.

They then finally asked me where I live and I stupidly said that I was homeless. They then told me that they can't offer any assistance to me at this moment and urged me to leave.

I feel so humiliated and defeated. I thought food banks provided for everyone.

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[+] kitnaht -39 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (10 children)

Where the hell are you going to store the food, my guy?

They usually have these things pre-sorted into caches that are meant to stock your shelves - but if you don't have any shelves, wtf? This is your misunderstanding, not them being callous.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

At a friend's place? They also have prepared meals that I was going to take anyways. If that was their concern why didn't they simply say so?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago

Because they're dicks. No two ways about it. Really sorry you had to go through that.

[–] kitnaht -3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

There are regulations surrounding how they distribute, to who, who qualifies, etc.

If you tripped one of those things, they just simply can't give it to you.

It's not their concern. It's mostly people who don't understand why it is the way it is, but have been told that's how it is and to follow the rules.

Like, go ask a McDonalds worker why their hashbrowns are $2.50...they don't know, they just know that's how it is. Don't blame them, blame the people who wanted strict oversight into how donated foods were handled.

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