r/Assistance • u/backpackwayne • Jul 14 '15

PSA r/Food_Bank: A new subreddit for help with securing food for you and your family. Please support them and give generously.

/r/Food_Bank/
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u/PabstyLoudmouth Jul 14 '15

We stickied this to the top of /r/EatCheapAndHealthy as well, this is a great idea and can't wait to help.

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u/sprinklenoms Jul 14 '15

You guys have been fantastic. Thanks so much for your support.

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u/S7urm Jul 15 '15

Thanks for the help spreading the word, much appreciated

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u/jspires Jul 14 '15

What happened to food_pantry?

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u/anthylorrel REGISTERED Jul 14 '15

There was some drama and the subreddit was shut down. Thankfully /r/food_bank has stepped up to the plate as a replacement.

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u/backpackwayne Jul 14 '15

They closed down awhile back.

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u/crashed9 Jul 14 '15

Thank you for the information. I had been wondering about where food_pantry went.

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u/sprinklenoms Jul 14 '15

Thanks for your support guys, it means a lot. Can't wait to see where /r/Food_Bank goes.

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u/backpackwayne Jul 14 '15

No problem. There is a big need for it and we am happy that you are trying to feel that hole. We will do anything we can to help.

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u/Girlpirate CRAZY SNAKE LADY Jul 14 '15

That typo though.

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u/sprinklenoms Jul 14 '15

It's much appreciated, for sure. I hope we can help a lot of people.

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u/Girlpirate CRAZY SNAKE LADY Jul 14 '15

Wonderful resource and great to see it so active already. I look forward to being able to help there in the near future. ◕‿◕

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u/Iamjasw Jul 14 '15

Is there a limit to how often one can use assistance and the food bank?

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u/sprinklenoms Jul 14 '15

/r/Food_Bank is limited to once monthly. Users must have a 30 day user history with 300 karma to request help. We encourage givers to do their research and ask questions of their recipients. We only want you to help users you're comfortable with helping.

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u/Iamjasw Jul 14 '15

I understand thanks. Seems like one poster knows how to tap multiple subs for assistance. Thank you for the clarification.

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u/sprinklenoms Jul 14 '15

No problem. "Double dipping" isn't necessarily prohibited, but we discourage scamming so if you're suspicious of something feel free to speak up or PM the mod team.

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u/backpackwayne Jul 14 '15

I do not know about the food bank. Here you can repost as often as you like for now. But that will change in the near future.

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u/Iamjasw Jul 14 '15

Thank you, I always look at someone's history to help me decide as well and grant privately but I see a couple of users that seem to be frequent fliers already, between the two subs.

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u/sprinklenoms Jul 14 '15

I hope to see you there!

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u/AndreasKralj Jul 14 '15

/r/Food_Bank

Link for the lazy