Here’s What You Should Donate to Food Banks
Make a list
Look, the most important thing you can donate to a food bank is money. They can do more with a few bucks than you or I can, and every dollar helps keep their doors open, serving people in their communities. That said, if you need or want to donate food, that’s also welcome. There’s a lot of need out there.
Being a food bank client isn’t easy. I know because I was one, many years ago. You don’t typically get enough food to feed yourself or your family for more than a few days. You can feel shame and embarrassment. Your creativity is stretched to the limits trying to figure out how to turn donations into meals.
And that’s a problem. A big problem. If you have mad cooking skills you can turn almost anything into a decent meal. If you’re already stressed up to your eyeballs, are busy trying to survive, don’t have a lot of cooking skills, and have limited resources, it’s a huge and daunting challenge to eat well from food bank donations.
We can change that with a simple list.
We donate to food banks because we want to help. Our hearts are in the right place and our intentions are good. Let’s align our hearts and intentions with the needs. With a list.
