My wife and I volunteered at an organization in Oklahoma City when we lived there that gave “assistance” to those in poverty. We quit when we learned that the “clients” were taking whatever they could and selling it. The “charity” did no means testing and many of those in “poverty” saw the handouts as a second source of income.
That's aggravating, but don't give up. I work for a religious charity organization, and it happens. Most of the time, the person is mentally ill, and cannot think ahead. We feed approximately 25 people breakfast and lunch every day. All have some form of mental illness, and some walk as far as three miles every day to eat. Our food bank is inundated with turkey, so I have to figure out many different ways to fix it. Even so, the people are thankful. We fed over 100 people yesterday, and OT students served them, as well as socialized with them. Most have no socialization, much less know how to interact with people. I had no idea how many truly needy people there are. I'm talking about mostly unemployable people who got lost in the shuffle.