I didn’t think that you were picking on the SVdP Society. I just wanted to point out that around here (Ohio), the Society gives food and/or financial assistance only to those who are truly needy. The conference at my parish has a small food pantry where it stores the food that it gives away but we don’t stockpile huge stores of food, only what we would be giving to clients in the immediate future. I don’t know why the Society up in Madison would need a larger food pantry unless it is randomly giving away food to anyone who asks for it. I hope it isn’t operating like one of those food banks that opens it doors to the public and has long lines of people queuing up to get free food.
“I don’t know why the Society up in Madison would need a larger food pantry unless it is randomly giving away food to anyone who asks for it.”
‘Madistan’ is on the list of Sanctuary Cities. That means, no one asks you for “your papers” in any way, shape or form. Here are the others. I’m betting that Food Pantries are Big Business for them, as well.
Anchorage, Alaska
Fairbanks, Alaska
Chandler, Arizona
Fresno, California
Los Angeles, California
San Diego, California
San Francisco, California
Sonoma County, California
Evanston, Illinois
Cicero, Illinois
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Orleans, Massachusetts
Portland, Maine
Baltimore, Maryland
Takoma Park, Maryland
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Durham, North Carolina
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Aztec, New Mexico
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Sante Fe, New Mexico
New York, New York
Ashland, Oregon
Gaston, Oregon
Marion County, Oregon
Austin, Texas
Houston, Texas
Katy, Texas
Seattle, Washington
Madison, Wisconsin.