#foodStamp

[stampsshow]

Some super beautiful flowers and fruits here. ♥

RU-9961987

#stamp #russia #russianStamp #snailmail #postcrossing #flowerStamp #fruitStamp #foodStamp

[reserwrekt]

Yeah, "we try not to eat very much." This is my CareCredit account, what most vets take around here. My two cats have chronic health issues and today- my 12 year old, Zoe, failed jumped, and landed on her tail. It's either broken or sprained. I need to pick up more fluids and needles for her CKD. I don't get disability payment until the end or start of the month. V: @ kittyzibby (icon the same) next priority over the fluids and needles is food. I'm not kidding. Food prices are starving us.

#fundraising #vet bills #pet bills #food #food stamp #foodstamp #btw the spot that is broken or sprained nothing can be done about #already been thrre did that and Zoe gets examined once a month #she still whackong it around so its not too serious but I'm still really sad for her #i hate swipe to text #disabled #transhelp #spoonie #venmo #food is a min 400$ for two ppl a month and snap only gives 200 #and thats with pretty tight budgeting we definitely don't get to eat what we want

[ilovebooksnanimals]

My ass always finds the one person for a antisocial person I seem to draw ppl to me this older Puerto Rican lady sees me n starts talking about the price of oil I tell her there all pretty much pricey especially the olive oil she said she don't got much in #foodstamp n she tried to buy some of the stuff in #foodbazaar I'm guessing cuz she saw the food bazaar bags I had she said that I said that place don't really have deals #stopandshop did she said yes stop n shop did then we both left but met up w each other at the fruit market lml Latinos r into shopping n saving especially nowadays nd no I didn't buy the eggs I know someone who knows someone lml jk I got 3 packs in the fridge already 🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://www.instagram.com/p/Co3G8Wpv26z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#foodstamp #foodbazaar #stopandshop

[chronicallycouchbound]

Let People On Food Stamps Eat Hot Meals

Particularly on cold, rainy days (like today), while unhoused, sometimes all I want is a hot meal but it’s so difficult (if not impossible) to cook outside in the rain.

On top of this, I’m physically disabled and chronically ill. Medically, I’m supposed to have assistance with making meals as part of in home care. But I can’t get in home care without a home.

I just finished making dinner for my partner and I, it took 2 hours (3 if you include clean up). My knees are burning, my back is aching in it’s core, I feel like I’m about to faint, and all my joints are screaming. But it’s the only way we could have a hot meal today and get some protein, which is vital for our health conditions.

People judge us for using what little funds we have on McDonald’s some days. Because sometimes, it’s the only hot meal we’ve had in days. And sometimes I’m physically unable to stand, move, and do all the actions needed to cook. Or I faint while cooking. Or the rain doesn’t let up. Or we don’t have access to a kitchen for the day. Or the fire danger outside is too high. The list goes on.

Without my own kitchen to use, I don’t get to sit down while I cook (right now, everything is wet from the rain), I can’t meal prep, I can’t stock up on freezer meals, I can’t use an oven or a microwave to reheat leftovers, I can’t just reach across the kitchen for a fridge item (we have a small amount of fridge space friends let us use), everything about cooking is exponentially harder.

And even if I had 24/7 access to an accessible, full kitchen, it’s not even physically safe to cook my own meals. Even then, having a pre-made, hot, ready-to-eat meal could keep me safe and give me independance.

And all the safety needs for hot meals aside, emotionally, hot meals are also life saving and comfort. Meals are a part of community, culture, love and art.

So many gatherings we have as communities center around food. Most people in the United States would think of ones that often hold great value to Western culture. Mother’s Day breakfast. Spaghetti fundraisers. Wedding cakes. Birthday dinners. Bake sales. Carnival treats. BBQs on weekends. Holiday roasts. Lunches with friends. Casseroles brought to grieving neighbors.

Our world revolves around food.

I firmly believe that no poor person could ever “take advantage” of a system designed to feed us by using food stamps on hot food. This restrictive rule serves no purpose but to punish the most vulnerable of poor people— unhoused, disabled, and those of us living in unsafe conditions.

It also serves to restrict our access to joy and comfort. The joy can sometimes come from the food itself, but also the joy from having shared experiences solidified by the sounds of laughter and forks clinking on plates. The comfort can sometimes also be from the food itself, but also the experience of being loved and cared for while your close friend brings you pizza from your favorite restaurant because you lost your drive to eat three weeks ago and they worry about you. They know you. Those slices of pizza bring color back into your world.

Poor people deserve to be able to have the comfort, joy, and care that goes into a hot meal. We deserve the autonomy to choose foods that are best for us ourselves. We deserve to be able to eat in ways that are accessible to us.

Above all, we deserve access to hot meals.

Originally posted to my blog on 6.3.22

#disability #chronically couchbound #disabled #cripple punk #cripplepunk #disabled pride #disability pride #unhoused #homelessness #poverty #homeless #housing crisis #houselessness #houseless #ebt #ebt food stamps #foodstamps #food stamps #food stamps ebt #poor #food pantries #food banks #food bank #homeless youth #disabled homeless #food sovereignty #poor rights #unhoused rights #homeless rights #chronic homelessness

[maharahnee]

Yummy fruit-filled doughnuts. Thanks, Kai! @kaireon30 #foodstagram #foodstamp #foodie #sweettooth (at Alabang Town Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ceqv6JmlQQlrkoDR55K6vqYzabHeezA75GnD7A0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#foodstagram #foodstamp #foodie #sweettooth

[donteffwithmama]

38 years on the planet and I have NEVER seen a box of @hamburgerhelper suggest #hotdogs on it! (I grew up #foodstamp poor, so obviously I've had it, but this time I'm classing it up with @originalnathansfranks ) https://www.instagram.com/p/CepGAdILMOPtu9BuPSo-EFcMyeNJiwU94CGxwE0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#hotdogs #foodstamp

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

#my entire life is crumbling around me but I'm trying not to worry about it #no job #no money #no insurance #i'm on foodstamps #my new antidepressants aren't working at all #i can't focus #i can't hold down a job #i can barely hear myself think #and now a chunk of one of my teeth came out while flossing #i can't aggord to go to the dentist to see how bad the damage is #it doesn't hurt and there's no blood but I probably need at least a filling #worst case scenario a root canal #or they'd pull it and give me an implant #lucky me #and we're coming up on what looks to be the worst election year in American history #whoop de doo #everything's fine

[newfeeling77]

OK man. are you gonna fuck me too what kind of message is this

#dont give me shit for using instacart i cant drive + i tip 30% + i use foodstamps so its the governments money

[watasemasaru]

american currency is really beating my idiot ass and putting ichiban's finances into perspective what do you mean i only have $200, what do you mean ichiban has been picking up nickels and quarters he is broke is going to starve or fall prey to a chevy suburban

#after plays #me when i have ¥29000; im rich fuck with me #me when i have $200; i am going to die i need foodstamps immediately #yakuza

[dykefaggotry]

my dhs caseworker is the worst person and I think she is my mortal enemy. it is always something.

#she makes me so tired #even her coworkers who know her of which I've reached two are always like #😬 oh you have (name) #like yes I do unfortunately. #literally every year she doesn't submit my paperwork and gets my foodstamps canceled and I have to call to have them reinstated #and now she did a fun new thing where she didn't submit my employment so it was showing up as nonexistent #ma'am can you like. do your job. perhaps. christ. #and she's mean as fuck every time I actually talk to her too

[stampsshow]

#stamp #russia #russianStamp #snailmail #postcrossing #foodStamp #fruitStamp

[spadefish]

i would KILL for a delicious cheese'd burger right now

#alas i am So Broke #i did my foodstamps interview BUT she has to send me an income ledger #and i have to fill it out #which is going to take twelve million years bc my income is so split up #criiiiiinnnngggeeeeeeee #so i can't go to bed til she sends it and i finish it. SO SLEEPY #nyway i RLY hope this works out. it seemed like it went well i just have to give her my income info #and pray that it's accurate enough / good enough / whatever #raahhh....... #prof.pdf

[labrdorite]

literally did absolutely nothing today & i’m ending the day drained

#-‘๑’- txt #hhhhh #& i have to go in tomorrow… #shit sucks #i just spend my days in a place i DONT wanna be at; & i cant even eat or get paid #theres no incentive for me to be here except that i have to volunteer if i want foodstamps #yeesh

[c1airidryl]

I think RN there's a great shuffle in the class structure in North America. People who used to be upper and middle class are able to lose it all now very easily. This is very distressing for many people. I was talking to someone last night who said this so don't credit me, but he made a very good point, that maybe this can be a moment where we find solidarity with eachother. Class warfare ofc has been at the heart of so many issues in the west. But now when everyone who isn't part of the 1% is at risk of losing everything, maybe now we can realize that we are all in the shit together and have some compassion

#ive lived rich and poor #my life scenarios have been very interesting. ive seen firsthand how easy it is to lose it all. #ive been on foodstamps and ive lived in huge houses #im blessed because i have white privilege and the privilege of having family who supports me and who will feed me and house me #like if i didnt have my supporting family id be on the streets right now #the past year taught me sooo much.... #it was like boot camp for my soul... #still so much to learn

[arionawrites]

genuinely so hard to fight that inner resentment towards people who don’t financially struggle. i mean billionares fucking suck i will openly hate the rich, but even just people who have never had to worry about having a car or paying bills or putting food in the fridge, you know? it’s not that those people upset me because everyone should be able to live like that, i don’t want those people to live harder lives, but i still feel so resentful sometimes because like, what the fuck did i do wrong to not have that? why does my family have to live years in campers because rent is too high? why do i have to sit here not knowing if i’m gonna be able to get to work on monday because my car broke down thursday and even the best case scenario will probably cost too much for me to afford?

like. i don’t want people to financially struggle. i want to not financially struggle, too. and i want people to understand that there is an aspect of their life that they will likely never struggle with to the degree in which my family and i have struggled.

#when the local shitty motel is cheaper than paying water and electricity so ur family goes to stay there for a night to take showers #when u and ur dad go to the grocery store as soon as they open on the day we got foodstamps #so that we can get groceries and he can drop me off at home to put them away #while he goes to work in order for him to not be late #idk poverty is so heavy it’s a fucking shadow always there and its so hard to get out of the shadow #anyways i just sent an application in for a car thats less than $5k but i can only do a $250 downpayment at most #so probably wont happen but my options are low and time is ticking lmao #happy say two of being 24 me #aris adventures at 24

[vaultsuited]

Kissing Nora may result in a few rads

#[ ooc ] #she's gonna become a ghoul #uvu #I'm late to the party #I had physical therapy today and we got foodstamps so we went shopping