Food Pantries have longer than normal lines now, and have for the past few weeks. Ours is making people bring PROOF such as a WIC Card or their Food Stamp CC before they will give anyone anything. All this will do is give more to the normal gang of FREELOADERS, versus helping those that are most likely using a Food Pantry for the first time ever! (I’ve made a few calls; Food Pantry Manager, Mayor, etc.)
Girlfriends in MD, VA and IL who volunteer at pantries and their church food banks are seeing HUGE spikes in need/attendance. :(
It’ll get worse before it gets better. Count on it.
Sign up for something or other online and get a free turkey meal at Walmart. Several organizations giving out free meals. Local grocery store has free turkeys. None here mention proof of need.
Turkey at 68 cents/lb is about the cheapest holiday on meal you can make. 4th of July hot dogs cost more.