<snip> Food banks and soup kitchens do not take vouchers or payment. Giving money to these organizations is great, but resources are very limited. There will always be people who need more help than is available at organized agencies.
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Hello. I can tell you from first hand experience that times are tough at foodbanks. My husband works at one here in Toledo, OH. They are distributing Thanksgiving baskets today and tomorrow. The foodbank director went on the local news to ask for donations because there is not enough for Christmas. My husband told me that they got more calls for help than donations after the piece ran.
Many of the people who were getting baskets were first-timers; people who lost jobs, mostly in the manufacturing sector.
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