She eats. I’m her mother. I let my daughter eat. Last night she was hungry and we had some peppers.

[HockeyMom]

3. Do you have a local church pantry?

When my husband was out of work for a year and a half and we had depleted all our savings and unemployment ran out, I went to a local church food pantry. I am an athiest and didn't belong to any church, but we had two kids (11 and 6) and they needed to eat. I told them my plight and they gave us food, and no preaching. While my kids got free breakfasts and lunches at school, they still needed to eat dinners.

Apart from Social Services,and yes, I know food stamps have been cut (horrible), don't be too proud to ask local charities for help for your children. I was very hesitant to go to that church because of my non-beliefs, but your kids are far more important. When my husband did get a job, I made a nice contribution to their food pantry. No, it did not change my religious beliefs but I was willing to help them because they helped me, and didn't preach their religion.