U.S.: A Year of Struggle at the GAP Food Bank
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- Опубликовано: 29 июл 2009
- The New York Times's Monica Almeida spent more than a year following people who visit and work at the GAP food bank in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
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In response to some of the comments I've read here: one reason poor people with food insecurity are often overweight is due mainly to the types of food that are available and that they can afford like high carb pasta, bread, sugary foods, fast food (dollar menu items). There is a lack of fruit, veggies, protein and healthy fats available. Research food deserts in urban areas for more info. Source: I'm a social worker ❤️
Yes and so called healthy food stores are always expensive
My main interest is food desserts. I live in NYC and shocked when I experienced a food dessert when visiting an area. I couldn't find a supermarket and could get about every take out within walking distance. Areas I worked at were places the projects were built. Now a rich expensive area, residents can't afford the prices and lost their last affordable supermarket. You think we have sidewalks until you remember some can't walk and rising mta transportation cost makes it impossible for them to go to a different area and hard to carry (loads of broken and non-existing elevators). It is everywhere.
If you have dirt you can grow food no such as food dessert just people to lazy to plant a garden got no sympathy for laziness
The Great Depression people lived on sack of rice, dried lentils, and a head of cabbage. Meat was a very rare luxury. Ration cards and victory gardens.
I am learning how to garden for this reason. People move to a low cost area, maybe buy a house, have lost a job or jobs and supermarkets leave. If everyone started now and used what money they have and help each other out, maybe a container or anything could help each other out and help people who can't. This works better if you live in the suburbs sadly.
Beautiful people and prayers.
If they weren't having babies that they can't afford to feed, they wouldn't be in this mess. EVERY one is responsible for their own lives. The world owes them nothing. Why don't people get that?
I'm struggling financially myself, but no matter how little I have, there is someone else who has less. This reminds me to be grateful and to give to others when I can.
I feel the same way
That's me.
I have little I least I am grateful I have roof under my head and food on the table.
:) bless the lord
I have tried to teach my children never to complain or to think themselves better than another because of that exact reason, there will always be someone else who has more than you and less than you...always be grateful for what you have. Try to help those in need whenever you can, even if it is a simple gesture of kindness.
I bless the volunteers who need help and/or help how they can. My experience as a volunteer at a soup kitchen was amazing. Then my job cut my hours. I still volunteered, only for a short bit. It was extremely hard to serve people when you yourself are starving, and can't get a tray of food at the kitchen too. The time I volunteered was also the only time I could go to a food bank or kitchen to get a meal, was a trip itself and not nearby that I paid transportation to and back. My hours were so few, but spread out that breakfast, lunch, and dinner kitchen lines were out of my reach the rest of the days. No food bank or kitchen is open 12am to 6am.
I have to go to a couple of food banks every month and I've never seen one where you have to bring fold out chairs and donate $2. Looks like they offer some really good food though.
Larra A
This video is almost 10 years old (during the Great Recession). It was really a tough time.
ThulePrincess88
Paying a small amount helps the Food Bank, and the Recipient feel that they are contributing and not just taking. It is a win win!
Same. Never had to pay.
I help at a church food pantry and I've never heard of people paying money to go to one
3:30 - $200K - $300k/year, shows why it's important to not waste money & to save. Good, they took stock of their financial lives. Hopefully, it worked out.
nah blk.. they love hennesey and jordans too much
@@juanshaftpatel7488 Go back to Tijuana.
I hope when this guy gets back to work he learns to save so he'll never be in this situation again
It is hard now days.
People out there are hungry and kids as well.
Praying for them...
This was 11 years ago and now its Covid 19. Much worse today than 11 years ago which means families need to become communities to survive
NEVER THINK IT CAN'T HAPPEN TO YOU.
4 dollars a gallon really expensive
Check out the UK, Canada and Australia. Same story.
I like the woman praying with the people waiting in line.Great to do
You don’t instantly become skinny the moment you stop having financial security. Be quiet.
you must be rich
I'm so sorry that America is going threw this. If you have property try growing veggies and fruit. I have patio in apt and on disability and growing green beans tomatoes and bell peppers in a pot. I want to learn to can next
Have you learned to can?
I can't wait to grow my own produce
I say the same thing. I do know it might not be at all possible in a HOA community though. Outside those, I think about all the people who meet each other every month. What would happen if they could garden too. They would need donated soil, compost or anything to aid them in starting a container vegetable or an actual garden. I was planning on growing a certain vegetable. Someone said you only need two for cross pollenization. If you have three, you need to can as will go bad before you can finish them. What if each person helped the other growing herbs and vegetable. You could supplement yourself on top of the monthly food bank box.
A lot more people need to donate to the food banks everywhere. No one should have to worry about eating oatmeal to stop feeling so hungry, protein is so very important to obtain in the diet. Eggs, peanut butter, tuna, etc. All make great sandwiches. Think about what you would want to find and donate that. That is what I donate, good food is not much to ask for.
YES!!!!! For those viewing this video who can help, please check with your local food bank. Mine has made arrangements with grocers and wholesalers and local farms where they can buy $4 worth of food with every $1 they get in donations. So even $5 goes a long way.
I feel sorry for the older folks and the kids.
Alot of these people could cut expenses.
The family that was making 200-300k a year should be ashamed of themselves! There is no way they should be struggling. With that type of money there should've been a few investments, and a huge savings. Its poor money management at its' best! But I hope their doing better, and learned from this situation.
EXACTLY!!!!! Losing everything in one month after making that much money is disgusting, pitiful, pathetic, disgraceful, and ridiculous!!!
This is motivation
For those who never had it before better get it now before its too late.
There is something VERY wrong when a countrymen will condemn the poor and fight for the rights of the rich to get more!
this is just going to get worse for most, better for others
God loves you all
Do they have cable or a cell phone? Internet? I pay 300 for those things, 20 years ago, this wasn't the case.
Why do you pay so much for cable and cell? You can get netflix, or hulu or a few other regular channels on the internet for less then 12.00 per month. How much is your smart phone? I have Cricket service with unlimited data AND no contract. I pay $60.00 a month (tax included) for my smart phone.
Food bank=Fishes and Loaves l once volunteered for one, Humble work
In 2021, I can’t imagine now.
Its June 2019, not much has changed. And I ring know where that food bank is because most don't give out all the good food items thats in this video
Stores throw food etc. in the dumpster.
I thank God, that I married, had one baby after 10 years, and helped non beggars.
SO SAD THAT OUR AMERICANS GO THRU THIS AND WE GIVE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO OTHER COUNTRIES.... REALLY SAD......
Same happens here in Australia
that foreign aid is in the form of a loan...
Yeah those other countries dont need it
Like Israel. they dont need it.
And spend trillions on war.
Imagine how they are now with everything worse god bless America because your going to need it❤
I posted this in the winter of2022
So heartbreaking in oday's society
so its ten years later now 2019 and My guess is that these situations didn't get better, I mean in general- the overall food insecurity problem in the USA is still very high. Yes people do stupid things- they spend too much, drugs, alcohol, prostitution, and on and on gambling. Yes there are many situations where its not just one catastrophe that hit the family but sometimes Health, Loss of job, and some other loss. I'm glad that these pantries and food banks exist. but this cannot be the solution. Faith based charity is wonderful and I support all of it. but we need some structural changes in our society--- higher living wages- better education-- with less debt for student loans, maybe with new and improved solutions like workers arrangements or internships or employment programs. We need to do better than this. Its totally unacceptable to me that 1 in 4 are food insecure children. isn't that just outrageous. We need to change this.
Excellent comment!
4 dollars per gallon, still cheaper than Norways gas during a recession xD But Norway in general has higher wages,so its not entirely a fair comparison, but sigle income families here really struggle with the high prices since "everyone" has two relatively good incomes, and the prices reflect that.
'gas' over $4.00 a gallon - wow!....in the UK we pay the equivalent of nearly $8.00 a gallon - reality check!
@Michael L 😂😂 savage. This made me laugh hard.
That man that said that he was earning between two hundred thousand dollars a year; and three hundred thousand dollars a year wasn’t thrifty enough! Now he’s receiving his food from a food bank!
i wonder if moving away from these expensive cities and just moving to cheaper towns in farming communities where you can grow your own food is an option.
Yes USA. This is what we voted for!
Food bank in the USA, so called richest country on earth?
And I have a used car I would like to sell you.
man some of these people are delusional
wow I've seen those brown bags somewhere around where I live
They don't give you mayo that big not even a little one
NEVER fresh fruit or juice or fresh milk
don't you dare to think in a flavored cereal NEVER A CAKE
everything is wheat sugar free and low sodium
just wheat bread
veggie cans a large loft of yellow cheese
wheat pastas
brown rice
wheat cereal
powder milk
AND MOST OF THE TIMES PACKAGES ARE EXPIRED
There were apples in those sacks!!
Time to eat free rats. all u can eat !! ...... ppl now will learn eat whatever u get dont be picky . Idid not eat in3day . soooo rat itis
And yet people still think it's our responsibility to take in the world's poor. No. Help Americans first.
They act as if all these unemployed people won't do whatever they have to do to survive so just import more people to work. But these citizens need incomes
@@ecclairmayo4153 Companies are in the business of making as much profit as they can and will turn any situation to their advantage even to the extent of exploiting the weak, the needy and the desperate.
There doesn't appear to be an advantage to even be married...when both lose their jobs, it's just that much worse.
Yeah, you would think an additional spouse working would be a kind of safety net. And It is. Just image how many people have gotten layed off but their spouse came through and prevented homelessness.
That why I suggested that when both parties in a marriage are working, they save one income and live off the other. That provides some form of safety net if they both lose their jobs. Single people have to be much more diligent in planning for life's setbacks. There is certainly no advantage to being a single black woman with children. Marriage is the best security for children. Studies have shown that they turn out a lot smarter too!
@@a.citizen7668 There is no advantage to being a single parent full stop, regardless of colour, we're all in this together.
They need to turn loose lottery money more diversified instead of giving it to their friends.
American people wake up help support Washington the white house. There is no need for Americans to be going through this. But our country is helping other country's the people that are coming in to get what we should be getting first. Look around you. We are first in line as Americans. We need to help each other.
Sell your house. If you were a mechanic, hvac tech, carpenter, or truck driver you would be working right now.
I rather be poor in a first world country than a third world country. We still have it much better than being poor and homeless in places like South America and Asia. Be grateful and humble.
practically everyone in this video looks pregnant, even the men
I don’t go to food banks I ket those who need food get it
I’ve noticed that in most of these videos on U Tube; that the dates of publication were from the Obama years!
You guys can’t say anything about fat people going to food banks because you didn’t see them before hand. You have to lose weight first to not look fat, duh. You don’t how much they have weight they have lost.
Yeah we give to every other countries our money and American cities homeless unary
Each american owns a n iphone though ^^
I phones are like 200 if you get an old one. Your point?
@@spf_500 the point is people arent starving. They are just dependent.
@robert howard A LOT. I can make a weeks worth of food last for around $20/week. Thats up to 10 weeks of food for $200.
Tosha Boyd has a great attitude. Bless her family.
I don't understand how Americans still think they're the greatest country in the world. Pay your workers! Pass universal healthcare! Thoughts and prayers don't work. The Country is so backward. I used to go to the US all the time and now I'm actually afraid.
Sweetie this was 10 years ago during the financial crisis things have changed lmao
no.. these people are useless.. kil lthem off
Making 200-300k?? Don’t believe u Boyd family
Americans unfortunately dont save
blk.. they spent it on hennessey and jordans
America is going to be a poor country, and soon it is going to be broken down..
I can see that it's not far. American people are going to fight for food. They will be like Africa now.
Be sure guys that nothing will continue as it is for ever. So prepare your selves for the rough days coming.
Kathy Watkins (woman in red) Are you regretting those breast implants now?
These people are just lazy most if not all of them have a yard full grass where they could plant a garden but they would rather someone hand it to them got no sympathy for laziness or people to good to get thier hands dirty
This is usa we r the richest country in world this is sa d and america homelessness
'maybe should have spent a bit less over the course of your life?
but now that you're hungry it's My problem?
you could stand to loose a few pounds mama
let your conscience catch up with you - that's what it's there for
also teach the younger ones in your life not to follow in your footsteps
So, God DOESN'T always provide!
God DOES provide. He put enough food on this earth for everyone to eat. But, rich greedy people have more than their share.
We are God's helping hands. It is up to you and me to share our bounty. You should know that!
honor God first in your life, and He will also do what he says. In Scripture it says that God works everything for the good of those who love him. If you don't love him....don't complain.
This is an old, old video.
yet we need illegal immigrants to do jobs Americans refuse. hungry, but not hungry enough to work.
Right They make it seem as though these unemployed people wouldn't do anything to work many jobs to fix their situation
we do laugh at you
Eat rats . Thats meat .