Anyone know if #FoodBanks handle non-food items, specifically in this case contact lens solution? Wife ends up with far too much from her monthly lens subscription.
“Long-time benefit scroungers, the Royal Family are set for a staggering 94% increase in taxpayer funding through the Sovereign Grant.
So, while the rest of us are told there’s no money for public services and everyone needs to tighten their belts, the richest family in the country is about to see its public funding almost double”
"People across the country formed long lines for free meals and groceries at food pantries and drive-through giveaways Saturday, after monthly benefits through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, were suddenly cut off because of the ongoing government shutdown."
If you are concerned about food scarcity in your community (and I hope you are), keep in mind that food banks and food pantries may be inaccessible for people who can't drive.
Make sure your people have the means to get food, and if you are going to a pantry for your own household, see if you can give a friend a lift or pick up food for them, too.
Mills also has not ruled out calling a special session of the Legislature so roughly 170,000 Mainers don’t lose federal food assistance.
by Randy Billings. October 30, 2025
FALMOUTH — "Gov. Janet Mills said Wednesday that her administration is releasing an additional $1.25 million in funding for food pantries and anti-hunger programs in a bid to keep nearly 170,000 low-income Maine families from losing assistance during the federal government shutdown.
Mills also has not ruled out calling a special session of the Legislature so roughly 170,000 Mainers don’t lose federal food assistance.
by Randy Billings. October 30, 2025
FALMOUTH — "Gov. Janet Mills said Wednesday that her administration is releasing an additional $1.25 million in funding for food pantries and anti-hunger programs in a bid to keep nearly 170,000 low-income Maine families from losing assistance during the federal government shutdown.
" 'When the federal government fails, Maine will not,' Mills said in a written statement. 'When challenges arise, Maine people step up.'
"Mills is using $1 million from the governor’s contingency account and the John T. Gorman Foundation is providing $250,000. The Portland nonprofit noted that 55,000 children could lose food assistance.
"Heather Paquette, president of Good Shepherd, said in a written statement that the funding will help support nearly 600 food pantries and other partner organizations across the state.
" 'Our partners on the front lines are facing an overwhelming need for food right now and these funds will go to work immediately to help ensure everyone in Maine has access to the food they need to feed themselves and their families during this uncertain time,' Paquette said.
[...]
"Some other states are also announcing emergency funding for food banks and food assistance programs in anticipation of the loss of SNAP benefits. #Minnesota, for example, has announced $4 million for food assistance programs, and #NewYork is committing $30 million."
supervolcano.angryshark.eu/@Ad… AdaraAstin@supervolcano.angryshark.eu - If you follow US politics, you will know that a critical food assistance program is being suspended as the country heads into cold weather. TL;dr People are going to die.
If you can support people you know directly, please do it.
If you can donate to US food banks in absolutely any region, you can save lives.
I don't know if this will work, but I want to give it a try:
If an incentive would help you to donate to a food bank, I will happily give a free audiobook to anyone who donates.
Send me a DM of your receipt with your personal details blacked out if you need to, or just tell me you've donated (this is Fedi, I trust you), and let me know: 1. The title of the book you'd like. (A link to my catalogue follows at the bottom of the post.) 2. If you want a redemption code for Audible US or Audible UK (my only options; you can change y
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supervolcano.angryshark.eu/@Ad… AdaraAstin@supervolcano.angryshark.eu - If you follow US politics, you will know that a critical food assistance program is being suspended as the country heads into cold weather. TL;dr People are going to die.
If you can support people you know directly, please do it.
If you can donate to US food banks in absolutely any region, you can save lives.
I don't know if this will work, but I want to give it a try:
If an incentive would help you to donate to a food bank, I will happily give a free audiobook to anyone who donates.
Send me a DM of your receipt with your personal details blacked out if you need to, or just tell me you've donated (this is Fedi, I trust you), and let me know: 1. The title of the book you'd like. (A link to my catalogue follows at the bottom of the post.) 2. If you want a redemption code for Audible US or Audible UK (my only options; you can change your browser setting or app country code to make them work if you are in other regions).
*I am largely offline at the moment but will do my best to respond within 24 hours.
Lives genuinely hang in the balance. Please do what you can, whatever that might be.
Premium Romance & Erotic Audiobooks, narrated by Adara Astin. As a professional audiobook narrator, I work with premium erotica & romance authors to bring their books to life in audio form.
If you follow US politics, you will know that a critical food assistance program is being suspended as the country heads into cold weather. TL;dr People are going to die.
If you can support people you know directly, please do it.
If you can donate to US food banks in absolutely any region, you can save lives.
I don't know if this will work, but I want to give it a try:
If an incentive would help you to donate to a food bank, I will happily give a free audiobook to anyone who donates.
Send me a DM of your receipt with your personal details blacked out if you need to, or just tell me you've donated (this is Fedi, I trust you), and let me know: 1. The title of the book you'd like. (A link to my catalogue follows at the bottom of the post.) 2. If you want a redemption code for Audible US or Audible UK (my only options; you can change your browser setting or app country code to make them work if you are in other regions).
*I am largely offline at the moment but will do my best to respond within 24 hours.
Lives genuinely hang in the balanc
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If you follow US politics, you will know that a critical food assistance program is being suspended as the country heads into cold weather. TL;dr People are going to die.
If you can support people you know directly, please do it.
If you can donate to US food banks in absolutely any region, you can save lives.
I don't know if this will work, but I want to give it a try:
If an incentive would help you to donate to a food bank, I will happily give a free audiobook to anyone who donates.
Send me a DM of your receipt with your personal details blacked out if you need to, or just tell me you've donated (this is Fedi, I trust you), and let me know: 1. The title of the book you'd like. (A link to my catalogue follows at the bottom of the post.) 2. If you want a redemption code for Audible US or Audible UK (my only options; you can change your browser setting or app country code to make them work if you are in other regions).
*I am largely offline at the moment but will do my best to respond within 24 hours.
Lives genuinely hang in the balance. Please do what you can, whatever that might be.
Premium Romance & Erotic Audiobooks, narrated by Adara Astin. As a professional audiobook narrator, I work with premium erotica & romance authors to bring their books to life in audio form.
In a state that handed Trump 3 straight wins, where Trump flags flap near food aid flyers pinned on bulletin boards, the cost of his austerity push is starting to show.
Trump’s #firings at #HHS incl the entire office that sets fed poverty guidelines, which det whether tens of millions of Americans are eligible for health programs such as Medicaid, food assistance, child care, & other services.
Let them eat cake!
The Trump admin won't give Americans in need, cake, or virtually any food or help -halted FDA programs that benefited local farmers, schoolchildren, & #foodbanks, childcare programs, health svcs...
Recent cuts eliminated a small, specialized workforce that sets the poverty standards determining who is eligible for Medicaid as well as assistance with food, home heating, child care, and more.
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After realizing that their food banks are the proverbial ambulance at the bottom of a cliff, some folks at the Salvation Army in Tamaki Makaurau have started fencing the cliff, by setting up food co-ops to make healthy food more affordable:
