I think they give cards instead of food stamps here now...My Daughter gets
food stamps. She works full time and her husband stays home and takes care
of the little, he is also trying to get on disability , he injured his back
and had to have one of those nerve blocks put in. Those food stamps/card
help them a lot. We never used food stamps...when hubby was a Sgt and our
three kids were little we probably would have qualified but we didn't know
we could apply for them. I now know there are quite a few young military
families on food stamps/card.


"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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> When we lived in NSw there were a few times I had to use the local charity
> for food. In between, if I was ever cashed up a bit I bought a few things
> and dropped them off there. They are always appreciative of anything no
> matter how small. These days they give out plastic supermarket gift cards
> but I know they also have a fridge and freezer stocked with some immediate
> essentials like milk, bread and butter etc. For a time there they gave you
> part groceries and part store card.
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> when we got together we were too poor, and when we have extra at
>>> christmas we usually give it to a charity, Lee
>>
>> My husband used to give a lot to charity before we were married. We had
>> a food drive at work and he donated 2 whole shopping carts full of food.
>> The woman running the thing was stunned!
>>
>> I wasn't able to give as much this year as I normally do. We gave some
>> food at Thanksgiving, mainly coupon items that we can not eat. Then $25
>> to Albertsons to go to the food bank. Angela found $21 over the course
>> of two days. Some in a parking lot and some on the floor of another
>> grocery store. It upset her badly that she couldn't find the owner so I
>> said we would donate it. I added the rest.
>>
>> We gave twice to Toys For Tots but the only food I've been able to donate
>> besides a lot of cat food was a box of crackers that I got for free with
>> a coupon.
>>
>> I told Angela, "We are the poor this year!"
>>
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