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minus-squarecapital@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up61arrow-down1·2 years agoSome practical advice for donating to food banks: Give money instead of food. They know exactly what they need. You don’t. They have partnerships and buy in bulk which makes that same dollar go further in their hands than in yours. https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-blog/donating-food-food-bank-consider-cash-instead-canned-goods That article has changed how I give to food banks since I read it.
Some practical advice for donating to food banks: Give money instead of food.
They know exactly what they need. You don’t.
They have partnerships and buy in bulk which makes that same dollar go further in their hands than in yours.
https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-blog/donating-food-food-bank-consider-cash-instead-canned-goods
That article has changed how I give to food banks since I read it.