A few months ago, I lost EVERYTHING when my apartment burned to the ground. I got out with ONLY the clothes on my back and my cat. I didnt have any family to turn to for help, and I didnt want to impose on my one friend who offered to let me stay with her until I got a new place. All my other SO-CALLED friends acted as if they no longer knew who I was, and one even LAUGHED when he heard my apartment burned to the ground. Needless to say they are NO LONGER "Friends"
I asked all kinds of places for assistance, Im talking the places that are supposed to help in the time of a crisis, and I was turned away from all of them. I was told their out of funding, Im not in their area, all kinds of stuff. I stayed in my vehicle until I was able to find a new place, which I JUST got into on Nov. 1st. Now, I just have to work on getting furniture, clothing, and other items, BUT I'm not worried about that. "Time" WILL get me back on my feet. Im just blessed to get the new place I got.
This past Saturday, I went to my local food bank to be able to have some food, and I was treated as if I was "Dirt on their shoes" I go to the food bank EVERY MONTH, so it wasnt as if I just came off the street and went there for the first time. I walked in and signed in the way Im supposed to. The lady who runs the food bank had this red post it note on my chart and it stated: DOES NOT GET GIFT CARD. (Everyone got a gift card for Thanksgiving) I asked WHY I DONT get a gift card? The lady who runs it refused to answer me. I asked the other lady and she told me I have to ask the lady who runs it. I asked her again why I did NOT get a gift card when everyone else did? She said your not even going to have Thanksgiving, so what do you need the gift card for? I said I need it to get some food in my house. She said: The gift cards are for the people who come monthly. Your NOT eligible for one, you DIDNT come in August. I said my apartment burned to the ground. She said thats not my problem. Be glad your getting the stuff we're giving you today. She walked away. As she walked away, I told her that I AM reporting her to the main office.
When I got home with my box, I opened it to put stuff away. I swear she gave me the WORST BOX she had. It had spaghetti and sauce BUT the rest was stuff you CANT eat: shampoo, vitamins, Kleneex, etc. I just shook my head. I thought a food bank was to help with SOME food, not just 1 item you can eat and the rest stuff that cant be eaten You can join Unsolved Mysteries and post your own mysteries or
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