Comment Re:Local, local, local (Score 1) 268
And don't forget your local food bank. Those you can help either by giving them cash (they normally have enough leverage that $1 in donations can buy at least $2 worth of food), or by buying stuff they're constantly in need of (it's not just canned goods, but stuff like fresh produce) and donating it.
Food banks are a lifeline - many users are just on the edge - food, rent, or utiltiies. No one goes to a food bank unless they really have to, and users are limited in selection to what was donated. There's typically plenty of canned goods, but lesser amounts of fresh produce. Even "fancy" foods are well appreciated by users.
And they need volunteers - when you meet the people who use them, you'll see how normal most are - they just happened to fall on hard times. but they're generally otherwise normal families/