These big food service cans were donated to a food shelf I volunteer at, but there's no chance our clients will take them, so I'm shifting them to another food shelf that operates a kitchen. Hopefully they won't go to waste, though using > 30 pounds of water chestnuts is going to be a challenge! #Vermont#FoodInsecurity
Hey Fedi friends! It's the end of the month again which means it's time for a new mutual aid request. (This ended up being a little longer than I expected but bare with me! CashApp & PayPal links at the end! :floof_Heart:)
To try and keep this short and since many of the folks who have known me or seen me around the Fediverse know or have an idea of what the current situation is like.
I'm a minor with no source of income outside of coding which does not bring nearly enough in for me to even buy lunch most months so I have to resort to mutual aids or theft (Which got me in a lot of legal trouble, but fuck the corporates.). I need at least enough fundings to support me (Age 16, turning 17 this year) and my younger sibling (age 15).
I am a high school student living in a crappy situation with divorced parents. Where one house, the main house, I am refused basic needs such as, but not limited to, food, water, hygiene, clothing, proper medical care, etc. While the other house, my mothers, is a hoarder mess with little to no food, and when there is non expired food that has not been gotten into by animals, months, mold, maggots, etc, it is often times one of the following: Chocolate, cookies, Twinkies, hostess foods, etc. My mother hoards much more than just garbage but indeed, animals also. (With over 70 animals in the house and dogs who are not potty trained along with more animals, outside of the house).
Neither houses include proper medical care. I have a chronic skin disease that causes me severe pain and if it gets bad enough, it becomes an open wound that tunnels often times on my chest or on my legs. My parents do not supply the proper medications I need for these, and when asked or mentioned needing the medications, I get told "Get a job". (Which I am also not allowed to have.)
I'm constantly at risk of being kicked out of the house at any time without warning, a couple of months ago I was locked out of the house in regards to being trans and using my chosen name tho thankfully this was after a school play and I had a safe place at the time.
CPS does not listen. The cops do not listen. I cannot speak up about any of these issues even to trusted adults as this causes more issues at home and gets CPS involved.
Cost breakdowns for the month! Any extra fundings will be put towards getting my parrot a new urn (His last one unfortunately broke).
MEDICATIONS: $50 (4x meds for chronic disease (3 prescription + 1 one reg), anxiety/insomnia meds, pain killers)
CAT FOOD: $20
TOTAL: $500
NOT URGENT BUT STILL NEEDED: I will be doing commissions in regards to funding for this stuff, it might take a little bit but I'll do it o7
URN REPLACEMENT: $160 (I know this is expensive but it was the cheapest urn I could find that was made with a decent quality that would work better for traveling with him, as this bird means a lot to me, even in death. If you've known or seen me around within my past year and a half ish on Fedi you'd know how much my beloved Leo was worth to me<3)
(We attempted to fix the urn but it didn't work very well as it proceeded to keep breaking and at this point it's cheaper just to replace it)
LAPTOP FIX: $20
(Keyboard had an incident where one of the keys broke and need to be replaced, this was a rough estimate on the price it should cost from a friend. - The laptop doesn't have a warranty 😹 but I need this for personal use + school + studies)
'Gardening, hunting, fishing, foraging and maintaining backyard poultry and livestock increased in rural New England during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new study found that these activities, collectively known as home and wild food production, reduced hunger among households during that period.'
Jan 31 EWE: #FoodInsecurity — While the recent storms mean the United Kingdom has been hit with rain and floods this winter, parts of Europe have been facing a drought and this could have an impact on the food prices in our supermarkets. #ClimateCrisishttps://www.bbc.com/weather/features/68146091
I am never able to meet any of these mutual aid requests. I know everyone is in some type of need.
I am still out of many food items. If anyone is able to assist, know that your help is greatly appreciated. Thank you 💛 Goal $60.00
CA $AshleyPorter93 @mutualaid#foodinsecurity
Okay, this is good, I guess. But why is it going to take a few weeks to bring the discounted prices back? This has been a long standing practice, it’s not like they have to train people for the new paradigm. More likely just an excuse to squeeze us for a few more bucks while they can.
People don’t realize school lunch programs in the US were partly created to provide for our defense. Malnourished children grow up (if they do) to be not great soldiers. So those against kids having lunch whether their families can afford it or not aren’t just cruel, they’re also soft on defense.
How is it that formerly (mostly) satisfied teachers, nurses, civil servants, and you know, a lot of people who buy food are all suddenly in such bad shape? Why is it so hard to find a place to live?
Where did all the wealth go that could alleviate these conditions? Did a black hole open up suddenly and just make it disappear?
Every story about social ills should start with the cause. The accumulation of wealth by a sociopathic few, how “this” is just another symptom, and what real solutions look like.
(By the way, if you enter the conversation with a comment like “Teachers are never satisfied, they get five months off and a yacht," – Fuck off, you pathetic troll, here's the block you're craving)
I know everyone just got done spending holiday money. But I tried to order a few groceries tonight but my order was cancelled and refunded. My card takes several days to process refunds and I really need to eat! $20-$30 would be very appreciated if anyone can spare it
he's a real good guy, this is a real good cause that I'd been following for years on the other terrible social media site. I would hate for that site's utter collapse to mean fewer kids having enough to eat over the holidays. Please consider donating if you can.
I don't know what the future holds expect that I'm unprepared for it. My winter is going to be spent outdoors, my spring? Hopefully something better if I'm out of debt. Any donations can go to my paypal. If you have sleeping space this winter in Vancouver BC please let me know.