I ran a JTPA IV-C homeless veteran program in the late 1980’s and we had participants complain because (a) there wasn’t a vegetarian option and (b) we only fed them two meals a day. We expected them to avail themselves of the free meals available at the rescue missions in the downtown area. We also provided a free room at the YMCA, job seeking assistance, tools, work clothing and boots along with underwear and socks.
I don’t understand that mentality. I remember, in the aftermath of Katrina, watching two stories. One of the people in the stadium complaining that they were served cold sandwiches. The other, an elderly woman in her home, saying she was fine with cold soup out of the can, and then they wrestled the poor woman’s gun away from her. I can’t tell you how angry that made me.