This is the situation as some of may know :: My family (6) have been living in a motel for almost a year now because a lot of the three bedroom places are rented out and at that some of them are privately owned so they are EHO. Anyways!
Yesterday I was browsing my FB and seen a post on a 'garage' sale group from a lady who drove by a family who had made signs on how they had no money and no food and all that junk. It didn't get me at first but later on I was more upset -- So later on I found out that the local church group rented this family of 5 a room at the motel (I work here too) and they also gave this family a few bags of food (Which they really didn't need all of it because they were only staying one night in town) and gift cards to other places in town for food and other things.
Now don't take me as a bad person who hates the family or whatever but the people in this town did more for a family who was driving through from California (was on their license plates) more than they give people who LIVE in this town. And thats what gets me riled up. I have used the food pantry and they only give out $10 gift cards (it might only be $5 for that month cuz they change it often) and it is only 1 card.
They told my DH that they were given almost $50 in gift cards, got dinner paid for them at a local restaurant, plus the room and gas. There is no system in this town set up for residents to get help with gas for their vehicle. They also only pay $50-100 towards a bill or rent and only after a disconnection or eviction notice. I can't help but be really ticked off that someone who is passing through gets more help from these charities and other people MORE than the people who are still around and need it!
Yesterday I was browsing my FB and seen a post on a 'garage' sale group from a lady who drove by a family who had made signs on how they had no money and no food and all that junk. It didn't get me at first but later on I was more upset -- So later on I found out that the local church group rented this family of 5 a room at the motel (I work here too) and they also gave this family a few bags of food (Which they really didn't need all of it because they were only staying one night in town) and gift cards to other places in town for food and other things.
Now don't take me as a bad person who hates the family or whatever but the people in this town did more for a family who was driving through from California (was on their license plates) more than they give people who LIVE in this town. And thats what gets me riled up. I have used the food pantry and they only give out $10 gift cards (it might only be $5 for that month cuz they change it often) and it is only 1 card.
They told my DH that they were given almost $50 in gift cards, got dinner paid for them at a local restaurant, plus the room and gas. There is no system in this town set up for residents to get help with gas for their vehicle. They also only pay $50-100 towards a bill or rent and only after a disconnection or eviction notice. I can't help but be really ticked off that someone who is passing through gets more help from these charities and other people MORE than the people who are still around and need it!