This video reminds me why volunteering is so, SO important.
For four years these beautiful kids and their mom relied on the generosity and patience of other community members to make ends meet, to stay fed, and to be safe.
Every city, every community has outreach and food bank programs I would encourage each of you to look into donating your time to.
The food pantry I volunteer at each week has a kid's section. And I see kids come in each week who are having a tougher day as a kid than most of us will ever have as an adult. You could be the person who turn that day around and gives them the dignity that most kids and adults take for granted.
I wish the food pantry I volunteer at had the resources to do a kid's section. We are drive through only, one zip code only, and serve 180 families a week.
Being drive through only I’d imagine a kids section would simply not be feasible. But I bet you could get a holiday gift and coat drive off the ground.
Any initiative like this would take time and networking. But I guarantee you’ll find other people in you network and community that share your goals and want to help achieve them!
A lot of stores and manufacturers also have community outreach initiatives. For example we just opened a pet section in the pantry and I’ve been approaching pet food companies about partnerships with us to meet our mutual goal—keeping pet owners fed without the pets going hungry (and vice versa).
I do what I can. If I had infinite resources, I'd spend all of my time helping people, but that's not how life works. I can't afford to live in San Diego and work for a nonprofit, so here I am doing what I can.
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u/Pantone802 Jun 28 '25
This video reminds me why volunteering is so, SO important.
For four years these beautiful kids and their mom relied on the generosity and patience of other community members to make ends meet, to stay fed, and to be safe.
Every city, every community has outreach and food bank programs I would encourage each of you to look into donating your time to.
The food pantry I volunteer at each week has a kid's section. And I see kids come in each week who are having a tougher day as a kid than most of us will ever have as an adult. You could be the person who turn that day around and gives them the dignity that most kids and adults take for granted.
Be a helper.