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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Those who are fine with spending some of their HHI for other families are certainly free to do so, and many do. We donate quite a bit to local programs b/c I feel they do a better job than those run by the government.[/b]

I worked in a safety net program in Baltimore. It was related to healthcare for children( birth - teen), including mental health services. We had a committee that met routinely that included many such programs. Honestly, there were a tremendous amount of services many of them vying for the same population. Are use the term vying as they were grant funded.

I walked away from that program after four years coming to the realization that there is a lot of money, time and other resources spent for a fairly small population. And the results were alarmingly and depressingly poor. Throwing more money at the problem sadly is not the best answer. 
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Not necessarily. There is no common standard for charities. I have worked with a few and it's questionable how much end point service or resources they truly provide. A lot of money goes towards the building, staffing, and marketing efforts of the charities.

I would say, it's perhaps more efficient if neighbors helped neighbors.  The assistance in those cases are direct targeted and highly efficient. But the urbanization of the US population have turned people cold to the idea of a community. The so called diversity and inclusion efforts are superficial preening for most who brag about living in cities. In practice, they just want to shrink into their personal space and not engage with anyone in their neighborhood. To me, this is one of the saddest development of the US culture within the past 50 years. [/quote]

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