Reply #141: Those are all good ideas.

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Something needs to be done. What is happening now isn't right or fair.

If combining funds did what it was supposed to do-offer more help to a larger audience-it would be wonderful. It's not working. My church offered more before, as did the local AME and a Pentecostal and a Korean Baptist. Between them many were helped. The churches would send people over to each other, knowing one could help in a specific area while the other offered more for something else. An example is the Korean Baptist would weatherize homes for free while another group would find ways to help pay down overdue heating notices. Now that the churches no longer do this individually (or as a small group) there is a three year wait list for weatherization assistance.

It's just so out of hand. I'd love to know where all the money goes!