A friend of mine runs a local Angel Food Ministries through her church. Angel Food isn't charity, but it it dang inexpensive food. I've gotten it a couple times, but not recently. Though the price is really good, some of the food is processed, and there's more chicken than we usually need. Also, I've gotten pretty good at keeping our food budget low for the most part. Still, it was nice to know it was there as an option for any lean months we might have.
Except it isn't there anymore. My friend told me yesterday that AFM is closing, citing lack of funds. Her husband is a manager of a local Kroger, and she said that she hopes they step up with some kind of similar offer. Kind of a "savvy shopper" list. It would be really smart of them, even just getting more people in their stores.
I do worry about how tough times are getting for so many people, especially when safety nets like this are disappearing.
On a similar note, Sarah is participating in the Rock-a-thon at church this Friday night. They're collecting non-perishable goods to donate the the Salvation Army. Her personal goal is 75 cans. I told her I'd give her $20 and let her shop at Aldi to see what she can get, but that she needs to start hitting up the neighbors, too!
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That's really sad. I hadn't heard it was closing - last I heard they were just taking off a month. I've never used it since we don't have it here, but I know a lot of people who really depended on it!
The whole situation worries me. I find myself buying more than usual lately.
More groceries, that is.
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