Federal Food Bank Update

Image above: One I took years ago at the Port Townsend Farmers Market.

I have lived in four WA counties over the past 20 years. My impression was that the local food banks were run by churches and private charities. Always easy to drop off canned goods or make a small cash donation.

Is it common for food banks to rely on the federal government? I would prefer to donate to charities having no federal middleman in place.

Governments at various levels do not specialize in anything.

Tax money- which some people intend to be used to help others via public assistance programs has also gone for bombing Iraq and Afghanistan.

Helping others by donating to churches or private charities, food banks, etc. can avoid these conflicts.

Donors are free to opt out if a charity misbehaves.

People could keep more of their own money to donate to causes of their choosing if the federal government was not taking it to pay for wasteful programs.