“Food Banks were founded on the model of matching excess food with hunger relief charities. Most people understand that the problem of hunger in the US is not due to a shortage of food, but rather people in need not having access to it. CAFB’s mission in running aFood Rescue program...
The community-based solidarity of mutual aid is also fundamentally different from the approach of private humanitarian charities in which the needy are “saved” through the beneficence of those of greater means. And it must not be viewed through the lens of “crisis response.” Mutual aid, rath...
Those are the times where we need to raise our voices as hunger relief organizations and be the loudest, because that’s where the difference can really be made. Yes, the food banks are gonna be fine this Thanksgiving. [00:09:01] They’re gonna feed a record number of people between ...
It is also clear – to me at least – that these things cannot be achieved purely within a sphere of operations labeled ‘hunger relief.’ No matter how many millions we collect it will still always be a ‘sop for the needy’ – not enough to actually deal with the issue. However, ...