APS providing dinner

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You don't understand. I want to feed MORE people in those dinners at the high schools, like a family consisting of married GS-9s who live in Arlington and are furloughed and don't have children. Why not them, too?

Save your snark and think about it. Why do they get sent off to "soup kitchens" or more likely are deemed less worthy than if they had kids?

Good for you. But why speak in such a derogatory way about families with children?

Because it seems like nobody values families without children and I am sick of that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I looked at the linked announcement. It's supposedly to for APS students and their families but "no family in need of support" will be turned away.

So only hungry breeders get food. Only households with kids matter.

As a person whose taxes pay for this and whose household is deemed not to be a family I take note.

Who said they wouldn’t serve you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And think about it. Why do married people have to have kids in order to be considered a "family"? WTF are they? Life failures? Less than?

"No family in need of support will be turned away."

Nothing about this suggests you need to have a child with you to get a meal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Disgusting waste of taxpayer funds!

I…can’t think of anything I’d rather do with my taxpayer funds than feed people who need it in my community.

Agree, but I guarantee most of it will just be thrown away.

How can you guarantee that? Pleases explain based on how many meals will be prepared, how many are attending and the plans for the food afterward.

Because they did this during Covid and the food they gave out was digesting and old and ratty. People didn’t take advance of the program.

It was probably more of a distance/transportation issue as not everyone who needs help has cars or transportation.

[Anonymous]

This should not be an issue that APS is dealing with. This should be handled by the county at the community level, food available at community centers. They don’t need to cook them dinner; it’s cheaper to provide groceries and way more flexible for their needs of the vast majority.

Schools focus is now as a social welfare function rather than education, and most students suffer for it — it should be handled elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Being offended and upset about this is next level insane.

I agree. What is wrong with people?!?! No sense of kindness or empathy whatsoever.

[Anonymous]

I love the idea of the program but I wonder how many will take advantage of it, given the potential for stigma. I wonder if they would be better off sending food home with kids or having grab and go food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This should not be an issue that APS is dealing with. This should be handled by the county at the community level, food available at community centers. They don’t need to cook them dinner; it’s cheaper to provide groceries and way more flexible for their needs of the vast majority.

Schools focus is now as a social welfare function rather than education, and most students suffer for it — it should be handled elsewhere.

Ok but since it's not, the school system stepped up to help families in need. Kids can't learn if they are hungry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don't understand. I want to feed MORE people in those dinners at the high schools, like a family consisting of married GS-9s who live in Arlington and are furloughed and don't have children. Why not them, too?

Save your snark and think about it. Why do they get sent off to "soup kitchens" or more likely are deemed less worthy than if they had kids?

Because schools don't generally serve married middle aged couples without kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love the idea of the program but I wonder how many will take advantage of it, given the potential for stigma. I wonder if they would be better off sending food home with kids or having grab and go food.

Everyone who is in the cafeteria partaking in it is in the same boat.

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Anonymous wrote:Disgusting waste of taxpayer funds!

I…can’t think of anything I’d rather do with my taxpayer funds than feed people who need it in my community.

Agree, but I guarantee most of it will just be thrown away.

How can you guarantee that? Pleases explain based on how many meals will be prepared, how many are attending and the plans for the food afterward.

I'm sure they will adjust once they see how many show up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Disgusting waste of taxpayer funds!

I…can’t think of anything I’d rather do with my taxpayer funds than feed people who need it in my community.

Agree, but I guarantee most of it will just be thrown away.

How can you guarantee that? Pleases explain based on how many meals will be prepared, how many are attending and the plans for the food afterward.

Because they did this during Covid and the food they gave out was digesting and old and ratty. People didn’t take advance of the program.

yes, yes they did.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love the idea of the program but I wonder how many will take advantage of it, given the potential for stigma. I wonder if they would be better off sending food home with kids or having grab and go food.

Everyone who is in the cafeteria partaking in it is in the same boat.

I think the stigma concern is valid, but there’s no way around it. There’s no difference between standing in a grab & go line and walking into the school. If kids sent home with a particular bag of food, there could be stigma. There’s just no avoiding it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You don't understand. I want to feed MORE people in those dinners at the high schools, like a family consisting of married GS-9s who live in Arlington and are furloughed and don't have children. Why not them, too?

Save your snark and think about it. Why do they get sent off to "soup kitchens" or more likely are deemed less worthy than if they had kids?

Good for you. But why speak in such a derogatory way about families with children?

Because it seems like nobody values families without children and I am sick of that.

You consider yourself a family even though you don't have children, right? So why are you assuming their use of family doesn't apply to you. Does it specifically say only people with children can take advantage of this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This should not be an issue that APS is dealing with. This should be handled by the county at the community level, food available at community centers. They don’t need to cook them dinner; it’s cheaper to provide groceries and way more flexible for their needs of the vast majority.

Schools focus is now as a social welfare function rather than education, and most students suffer for it — it should be handled elsewhere.

This is the part I object to—that it comes out of the school budget. And then when the budget falls short for education, other agencies don’t step up and offer help.

It’s great that the schools are meeting this need. And it makes sense in that schools, with a a kitchen and a cafeteria, are in most communities and are easily accessible by families. But the food cost should not come out of the school budget.