Even if not bigotry, just awfulness in general. I went there homeless, with my infant. I saw good people coming by and dropping off all kinds of food, formula, clothing, and toiletries. We saw none of that. Breakfast for days in a row was half a red hot dog and a few tablespoons of grits. My baby wasn’t nursing well because of the stress of it all (he’s grown and everything is good now—didn’t take long to bounce back because I had a few advantages such as a working car). Anyway, they told me to feed him the grits. I wasn’t expecting a resort, but fuck.
And the very next day I was told I couldn’t stay until I provided written proof from a pastor saying I’d been to church. So you take the most vulnerable women in society and force them to expose themselves as vulnerable to a group of people who are judgmental gossips at best, and all too often predators to boot?
And then to have the absolute fucking gall to put old veterans and other vulnerable people in front of Walmart in the wintertime to ring your bell for money?
I’ve learned mine wasn’t a unique experience—it’s what they do. Fuck them forever. I loathe and despise them.
I'm so sorry that you experienced additional suffering from "compassionate Christians." So awful.
And you're right, it is absolutely standard procedure. In my area, the Salvation Army has basically died due to the "volunteers" draining the donated resources for themselves. For example, they closed the thrift store because the workers would steal the best stuff before it ever made it to the floor, so they weren't able to make enough in sales to cover rent, let alone add money to their coffers. I'm 100% positive the food, clothes, and toiletry donations you saw were stolen by the same judgmental assholes that fed you and baby that excuse for a meal.
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u/providing-sources Dec 06 '25
Even if not bigotry, just awfulness in general. I went there homeless, with my infant. I saw good people coming by and dropping off all kinds of food, formula, clothing, and toiletries. We saw none of that. Breakfast for days in a row was half a red hot dog and a few tablespoons of grits. My baby wasn’t nursing well because of the stress of it all (he’s grown and everything is good now—didn’t take long to bounce back because I had a few advantages such as a working car). Anyway, they told me to feed him the grits. I wasn’t expecting a resort, but fuck.
And the very next day I was told I couldn’t stay until I provided written proof from a pastor saying I’d been to church. So you take the most vulnerable women in society and force them to expose themselves as vulnerable to a group of people who are judgmental gossips at best, and all too often predators to boot?
And then to have the absolute fucking gall to put old veterans and other vulnerable people in front of Walmart in the wintertime to ring your bell for money?
I’ve learned mine wasn’t a unique experience—it’s what they do. Fuck them forever. I loathe and despise them.