We're moving into pumpkin-flavored Spooky Season™, but we're also moving toward colder weather and big holidays. It's likely that your local food banks and homeless shelters will need more support this year than ever before. What's the best way to help?
MONEY.
MONEY.
I volunteer weekly at our food bank. I understand the warm fuzzy feelings around food and clothing drives. But your local nonprofits can make your resources stretch much further. And they can order what their clients actually need, not what you think they should need.
Because of relationships with wholesale suppliers, a food item that costs you a dollar at the store will cost them about a quarter. Even a small monetary donation can feed a lot of people. And that food will be safe and fresh, which isn't always the case with donated items.
Most of us want to help, and if we understand the right way to help, we're glad to do it. Ask your food bank what they really need. It's likely volunteers and money, not our past-date Rice-a-Roni. Since resources are tight this year, make them count to help feed more people.
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