How are people and the government helping the poor especially with food? (look at details)?

Question

there are a lot of homeless people, people that cant afford much. what are people and the government doing?

i have soup kitchens, food drives, welfare money, red cross

what other things help people- links would be nice?

i need to write a paper about some guy who said population would b more than food available vs. present day

Answer 1

actually the governement should start a rehab program for that people..a lot of homeless are lazy people there is a lot of work out ther specially here in NY and la and San francisco..a lot of them are drug addicts.. sometiems I offer them fresh food that I buy in the gorcery they say noi,, they want money for drugs and alcohol..the government shoudls top welfare for peopl who are in good health..there is disable poeple , crazy people, but there is a lot of homeless who live from the charity and they like it..so it has be to analyzed...is not fair there is money from our taxes for people who dont deserve it...so i would be careful tryong to helpo them that much...a lot fo them dont deserve it..they like people to feel sorry for them and fix their lives. before restaurants were used to give food away to homeless until one of them sued a restaurant... look I was not rich before I did work 2 jobs to make 800 a week betwen 2 jobs..I didnt even speak english 8 years ago,, and I worked my *** cleaning ovens ..picking out garbage and bussing tables.. working 2 jobs every day you make more than 500 a week,, if rent is 600, water , cable and transportation etc say 500 more.. how much is that plus any other bill say 1500 of spendings a month..and if you work your *** off you can make 2000 with 2 jobs then study..get finantial aid if you are us citizen..I didnt get that.. still I went to school one class per semester paying double tuition..and still I dont even ask for help.. now my income is higher than what I had before and I only work one job..believe me people is lazy.. if they make an effort they can get ahead.. offer them a job and tell me how many take the job..if one job is not enough then get two. get educated .. struggle and get ahead

Answer 2

Actually food banks make their needs known, however society has been biased and fooled in to thinking that the less fortunate persons in our society are all lazy, illiterate druggies. I know first hand that this is the biggest lie yet in society!
Yes there are those that "scam the system", but most people do not!
Most rents are around $5-600.00 per month
The average low income for a family of 4 or 5 is around $1000 per month

Rent $550
Food $450
Phone $35
Hydro,water $150
Gas, heat $250

Total $1435.00

This means that these families are coming up at the end of the month about $435 short. They then turn to the food banks, the generosity of their fellow human beings, only to hear insults and accusations from society!
How is a person to better their lives when they get no encouragment?
The stress and strain that these people live day in and day out is astronomical. Yet most survive and learn how to make it work. It is however hard for them to even get a job because of the stigmas that have been placed on their heads.
The food banks and the soup kitchens need our support, and the families that are struggling need our encouragment, not our persecution!

Answer 3

Personally I don't think it is a shortage of food. For one thing grocery stores and restaurants throw away food instead of giving it to the poor. I think the food banks and shelters should make their needs made known to places that waste food and work something out with them rather than having food thrown away. Maybe you could call some places like food banks and shelters to get some information.
People do not like to hear this but I see it first hand
many people take someone to the grocery store and buy them food with their foodstamps in exchange for money for the drug dealer and then cry about how poor they are and don't have food for their kids.

This is the average monthly budget in priority of my neighbors

cable 40.00
internet 60.00
phone 60.00
car payment, insurance 250.00
entertainment center from Rent A Center 120.00
electric 60.00
gas 80.00
water 40.00
broke for rest of month

sell foodstamps
cry kids are starving


http://www.hungerinamerica.org/

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5023829