Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 23:48     Subject: Lost job, qualify for free/reduced meals, etc.?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m annoyed my dad has 4K to his name and couldn’t get approved for food stamps and we had to apply again and waiting and here is Op w her 200K in investments and some retirement. Disgusting.


+1
Giving free meals to someone with over 200k seems like a waste of taxpayers money. How about a million dollars? Where does it end?


You get more benefits when you become a billionaire. So work harder.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 23:47     Subject: Lost job, qualify for free/reduced meals, etc.?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m annoyed my dad has 4K to his name and couldn’t get approved for food stamps and we had to apply again and waiting and here is Op w her 200K in investments and some retirement. Disgusting.


+1
Giving free meals to someone with over 200k seems like a waste of taxpayers money. How about a million dollars? Where does it end?


It is not your money. You can work to change rules in your state. Or better yet, go get the congress people who just voted for the tax break for the rich at the expense of the national deficit and the poor.

Americans are the most snobbish people, always lick the asses of the rich and kick the people falling down.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 23:44     Subject: Lost job, qualify for free/reduced meals, etc.?
Anonymous wrote:I’m annoyed my dad has 4K to his name and couldn’t get approved for food stamps and we had to apply again and waiting and here is Op w her 200K in investments and some retirement. Disgusting.


Why? It is the same rule for everybody in the same state/county. You are disgusting at taking your dad's problem out on OP.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 23:42     Subject: Lost job, qualify for free/reduced meals, etc.?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Lol you have 200k in savings, 15k in checking and can sell a house. You ain't getting shit. Go get a job


Actually OP qualifies for a lot. Stay mad.


And OP should apply. Our taxes go into these services for when we may need them. You're not a hero for never needing them - you're simply lucky.


OP is worth over 400k, so she is lucky as well. She can apply for whatever programs she wants, but it's hard to believe that these programs were intended for people like OP.


It is meant for everyone who qualifies. She should apply and the government, not you, can decide.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 23:39     Subject: Lost job, qualify for free/reduced meals, etc.?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Child support from your ex still isn't enough to make ends meet until your severance runs out and/or unemployment kicks in and/or find another job?

You might have to re-frame your lifestyle, discretionary spending, and overall expenses, but youre certainly not at the threshold of "poor" to trigger free food from FCPS.


Its unlikely the cs has been modified if they just lost their job a month ago.


So maybe Op should consider adjusting the child support sooner rather than later.


Or, she can get a job, any job.


You are an imbecile. Like she prefer to be unemployed?
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 23:38     Subject: Lost job, qualify for free/reduced meals, etc.?
Anonymous wrote:Unemployment insurance pays more than the cutoff for free school lunch, doesn't it?


Depends on the number of people in the household, right?
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 23:37     Subject: Lost job, qualify for free/reduced meals, etc.?
Anonymous wrote:If you are unemployed, you have time to prepare food at home. Go to a food bank for staples, and pack lunch.

You aren't desperate enough to feed your kid school lunch yet.


Have you been to a food bank recently or in your whole life? So easy to vomit empty words.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 23:34     Subject: Lost job, qualify for free/reduced meals, etc.?
Anonymous wrote:You are concentrating on little help here and there instead of taking control of your life and turning the $200k and/or the house into one million. You are talking about a rental, but leaving out how much it would cost you.
If you knew anything about stock market and investing, you'd know that you can turn your investments and the house money into one million really fast like within 3-6 years. Once it is a million, you can make $90k+ nearly tax free forever, use another $200k and try again. Now you have experience and you can do it much faster.
You can get a job in a restaurant tomorrow without much experience and make $4k a months soon after.
I will never know why you would concentrate on unemployment and free meals when you have the money to invest yourself into financial freedom and teach your kids how it's done. I did it on minimum wage. Took me 15 years to get to the $200k and I did it the slow way as I didn't know any better.
The assets and the money you already have is to be used to make more money and not count months how long it lasts. I can last forever when done right. I did it, so not making things up. Also, don't forget taxes and taking advantage of all credits/deductions available to you. Again, heck with the unemployment. Stop wasting your time and energy on it.


The scammers have arrived.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 23:31     Subject: Lost job, qualify for free/reduced meals, etc.?
Anonymous wrote:If op gets benefits that means the system is a scam and the loop hole needs to be closed.


We can't even feed our own people who paid tax? You are dispicable. Anyway, if a benefit is only doled out to the dirt poor, it will be taken away soon by politicians. Look at what Congress is doing to food stamps and medicaid. But they reduced the tax on the 1%!
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 23:27     Subject: Lost job, qualify for free/reduced meals, etc.?
Anonymous wrote:Child support from your ex still isn't enough to make ends meet until your severance runs out and/or unemployment kicks in and/or find another job?

You might have to re-frame your lifestyle, discretionary spending, and overall expenses, but youre certainly not at the threshold of "poor" to trigger free food from FCPS.


You should read your local government web site before you lie through your teeth.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 23:25     Subject: Lost job, qualify for free/reduced meals, etc.?
Anonymous wrote:It can be hard to get unemployment. What I mean by that is that a lot of places have very specific requirements in order to get paid for unemployment. In some places you have to check in weekly. Once you haven't applied right / followed all of the rules you won't get back pay. Make sure you've done everything that's needed.

Additionally, yes, you should apply to have child support changed.

Certainly you can apply for FARMs. This might get you a break on aftercare/beforecare as well.

If the money you're referring to is in your 401K, you don't need to immediately plan on liquidating it. Your retirement matters too and you may only be unemployed for a short time.

Another thing to think about is health insurance. Can the kids be on your ex-husband's insurance if they were on yours?

But yes, also, conserve your money by going to food pantries. You're who they're for.

There are also breaks you can get on utilities if you are low income, so you could look into that.


It was very easy for me to get unemployment. I applied as soon as I lost my job, then told the state when my severance pay ran out. They started paying me right after that. I had to log my job hunting activities, and fill their form each week showing that I at least applied for jobs. It was all done online, turn around was fast (I was paid weekly).
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 22:46     Subject: Lost job, qualify for free/reduced meals, etc.?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m annoyed my dad has 4K to his name and couldn’t get approved for food stamps and we had to apply again and waiting and here is Op w her 200K in investments and some retirement. Disgusting.


That seems really odd.


PP is definitely leaving out some pertinent information. If her dad were unemployed with $4k to his name he would qualify for food stamps (in VA) and many other things.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 22:34     Subject: Lost job, qualify for free/reduced meals, etc.?
Anonymous wrote:OP, apply for everything. Go to the pantries, get all the things. Good luck!


This is why I donate to charities overseas where people are actually starving.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 21:51     Subject: Lost job, qualify for free/reduced meals, etc.?
Weird and mean responses in this thread.

Generally FCPS awards FARMS based on income. Go to the website now and apply and note you are unemployed. I haven't done it myself but my understanding is your child can eat hot lunch free or reduced daily. Don't feel the least bit bad about taking it. That's what it's for. There are also summer meals, no paperwork needed you just show up at the school. Check fcps websites for details.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 21:43     Subject: Lost job, qualify for free/reduced meals, etc.?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m annoyed my dad has 4K to his name and couldn’t get approved for food stamps and we had to apply again and waiting and here is Op w her 200K in investments and some retirement. Disgusting.


That seems really odd.


In SNAP there is a state option to count assets for eligibility or not count assets. Depending on what option your dad’s state chose, his assets may have been counted. In Virginia, the state chose the option not to count assets for eligibility.