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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Monroe said several places of worship that said ‘no’ have reached out to her to talk about how eye-opening this has been and the gaps they’ve identified that they’re now working to fill. [/quote]

This is heartening.

As PP said, churches generally don't just have stockpiles of formula to hand out. They have resources, lists... there were administrative issues. Maybe she called and left a message on a number that is rarely checked, which they are now forwarding elsewhere. Maybe they gave her the list of charities they work with, but it's outdated and no one has looked at it in a while. Maybe they referred her to a website, but the links are broken. It doesn't sound like any were callous to her.

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I was really horrified when I heard the allegations that churches were saying no.  But then I watched this video of her being rejected:

https://www.tiktok.com/@ai.magico/video/7570569548437458198?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

and in one of the three cases, the person is clearly still talking and thinking of solutions when she interrupts them and says "I don't really have a baby", and in another case he's still talking and thinking when the video ends.  Neither of them said no.

I am pretty sure if you called my church, especially if you got the priest, he'd look for a solution, but it wouldn't surprise me if he sounded like the people in the video who are being labeled as rejecting.

So, you'd call him and he'd say "Well we have a food pantry, but it isn't available till Sunday (so not an option)  . . . the one at St. Joseph's is open today (texting his secretary "Hey can you call St. Joseph's and see if they have infant formula?") but I don't know if they have any in stock. I can't go buy some right no, because I am at the hospital (Texting a parishioner he knows is available during the day to see if they could run to the store) . . .

and then he's interrupted with "Oh, this isn't real" when he's actively looking for solutions.

I know they look for solutions because I've gotten those texts and calls from him, not specifically formula, but other urgent needs for people who aren't in our parish, or are brand new to the parish.  But I could totally see our priest fumbling a phone call.

I also believe that there are churches who would just say no.  The second call, was more what I expected when I heard "no one helped", but in the other calls, it isn't clear to me.

Ideally they would say "We will help you solve this problem.  But right now I'm across town at a hospital so I need a moment to reach out and find a solution.  Can I have your number?"  [/quote]

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