Anonymous
Post 10/29/2025 19:50     Subject: Place to donate Halloween candy to SNAP folks?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am poor. We don't want your Halloween candy. We want beans, vegetables, fruit, pasta, peanut butter. Most families want meat. You know, the same things you feed your own family.



OP is asking about where to give her LEFTOVER candy. She’s not buying it for you. She’s thoughtfully not wanting to waste it and to instead give it to someone who has less. Geez.


If she was thoughtful she'd just ask her local food pantry what they need and provide that. Not give her picked over unwanted candy. It's like donating the cans in the pantry with a month left until expiration and patting yourself on the back for doing a good deed.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2025 19:49     Subject: Place to donate Halloween candy to SNAP folks?
Anonymous wrote:An organization near me is collecting candy for kids who are too worried about ICE to go trick or treating. If I had extra candy, I'd donate it there. Kids on SNAP can mostly trick or treat for themselves.


Too worried about ICE? Then they should self deport asap.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2025 19:36     Subject: Place to donate Halloween candy to SNAP folks?
An organization near me is collecting candy for kids who are too worried about ICE to go trick or treating. If I had extra candy, I'd donate it there. Kids on SNAP can mostly trick or treat for themselves.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2025 19:30     Subject: Place to donate Halloween candy to SNAP folks?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is a really nice instinct. But I used to volunteer at a food bank sorting donations, and immediately after all the "candy" holidays (Halloween, Valentine's Day, Christmas to a lesser extent), we got a HUGE glut of candy. People want it out of their house for dietary reasons, and donate it up the wazoo. There's WAY more than people want. So this isn't actually really valuable.

Same with treats for troops and Girl Scout cookies donations. They were always stale by the time they got distributed.


A service member told me they accept it because it makes people feel good to donate but much of it gets thrown away.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2025 17:58     Subject: Place to donate Halloween candy to SNAP folks?
Anonymous wrote:I think OP means they won't be able to afford to buy halloween candy to hand out. Understandable concern, given how expensive candy is these days.


That's not at all what OP said. OP said that she is worried that people are going to be starving in the streets, and she wants to pawn off her cheap, nasty Halloween candy on them. She is asking how to do that.

You didn't read her post.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2025 17:34     Subject: Place to donate Halloween candy to SNAP folks?
Anonymous wrote:Just so worried about people going hungry as a result of the cutoff of SNAP.

Is there anyplace we can donate extra Halloween candy? I remember we used to have a program like this to help the troops in Afghanistan.


Candy for those on SNAP? That's exactly what they DON'T need! Nice of you to think of them, but try to help them with healthier foods.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2025 17:32     Subject: Place to donate Halloween candy to SNAP folks?
Anonymous wrote:I am poor. We don't want your Halloween candy. We want beans, vegetables, fruit, pasta, peanut butter. Most families want meat. You know, the same things you feed your own family.



OP is asking about where to give her LEFTOVER candy. She’s not buying it for you. She’s thoughtfully not wanting to waste it and to instead give it to someone who has less. Geez.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2025 16:20     Subject: Place to donate Halloween candy to SNAP folks?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is a really nice instinct. But I used to volunteer at a food bank sorting donations, and immediately after all the "candy" holidays (Halloween, Valentine's Day, Christmas to a lesser extent), we got a HUGE glut of candy. People want it out of their house for dietary reasons, and donate it up the wazoo. There's WAY more than people want. So this isn't actually really valuable.

Same with treats for troops and Girl Scout cookies donations. They were always stale by the time they got distributed.


slightly stale food is better than no food

Right but it's not like our troops don't have food provided. It's a waste and more for the company's benefit than anything.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2025 16:09     Subject: Place to donate Halloween candy to SNAP folks?
Anonymous wrote:I think OP means they won't be able to afford to buy halloween candy to hand out. Understandable concern, given how expensive candy is these days.


Handing out candy is optional. The world will not end if your porch light is off. Nobody cares.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2025 15:26     Subject: Place to donate Halloween candy to SNAP folks?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is a really nice instinct. But I used to volunteer at a food bank sorting donations, and immediately after all the "candy" holidays (Halloween, Valentine's Day, Christmas to a lesser extent), we got a HUGE glut of candy. People want it out of their house for dietary reasons, and donate it up the wazoo. There's WAY more than people want. So this isn't actually really valuable.

Same with treats for troops and Girl Scout cookies donations. They were always stale by the time they got distributed.


slightly stale food is better than no food
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2025 14:43     Subject: Place to donate Halloween candy to SNAP folks?
Anonymous wrote:This is a really nice instinct. But I used to volunteer at a food bank sorting donations, and immediately after all the "candy" holidays (Halloween, Valentine's Day, Christmas to a lesser extent), we got a HUGE glut of candy. People want it out of their house for dietary reasons, and donate it up the wazoo. There's WAY more than people want. So this isn't actually really valuable.

Same with treats for troops and Girl Scout cookies donations. They were always stale by the time they got distributed.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2025 14:27     Subject: Place to donate Halloween candy to SNAP folks?
This is a really nice instinct. But I used to volunteer at a food bank sorting donations, and immediately after all the "candy" holidays (Halloween, Valentine's Day, Christmas to a lesser extent), we got a HUGE glut of candy. People want it out of their house for dietary reasons, and donate it up the wazoo. There's WAY more than people want. So this isn't actually really valuable.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2025 13:32     Subject: Place to donate Halloween candy to SNAP folks?
Anonymous wrote:I am poor. We don't want your Halloween candy. We want beans, vegetables, fruit, pasta, peanut butter. Most families want meat. You know, the same things you feed your own family.


Thank you!
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2025 13:31     Subject: Re:Place to donate Halloween candy to SNAP folks?
Do a google search for a food bank/pantry near you that is accepting donations. This is one site I’ve used to search: https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank.

You should also search for a list of the most needed items at your local food bank before you donate or just donate $ instead of food so they can buy in bulk.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2025 13:07     Subject: Place to donate Halloween candy to SNAP folks?
I offer any leftover candy on my local Buy nothing group on Facebook. Usually there are many people who want it for a variety of different reasons.

You can also just donate the candy to a food bank or food pantry so people can have some special treats.