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bettyellen

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13. they have pushed the envelope in NYC, prying into employees' private lives and refusing to give

Sun Aug 17, 2014, 07:08 PM

Aug 2014

benefits to same sex partners. (The went to court to get a waiver to break state rules- and won)
Forcing employees to proselytize. Also, pushing religion on people they help, including indoctrinating young kids. Which pisses me off. So, not my first choice. But if it helps a hospice, I can get behind that.

I love the organization Housing Works, and take them my nicer stuff occasionally but it's a PITA to commute in to Manhattan with a lot of clothing. I have been trying to find one of those ones that try to help out women preparing to enter the workforce, but it seems most of them do "drives" and it's been hard to coordinate.

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Support Your Local Foodbanks and Soup Kitchens [View all] rhett o rick Aug 2014 OP

Kicked and recommended In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #1

Give Paella Aug 2014 #2

Agree, don't forget the animal shelters. Also, donate pet food at the foodbank. rhett o rick Aug 2014 #5

rec! SammyWinstonJack Aug 2014 #3

A hearty K&R theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #4

I wholeheartedly agree. Curmudgeoness Aug 2014 #6

Don't forget your garden bounty Tree-Hugger Aug 2014 #7

Fresh produce is one of the hardest things to supply to those in need. rhett o rick Aug 2014 #8

K & R ...worked at a outdoor food line every Saturday for 5 years. L0oniX Aug 2014 #9

Yes it's very rewarding. Like I mentioned, most of the work done at our foodbank is done by rhett o rick Aug 2014 #10

I did that as a child with Girl Scouts tabbycat31 Aug 2014 #16

local college kids frequently do food drives in front of our grocery store bettyellen Aug 2014 #11

I won't donate to Goodwill but why not Salvation Army? rhett o rick Aug 2014 #12

they have pushed the envelope in NYC, prying into employees' private lives and refusing to give bettyellen Aug 2014 #13

Thanks to all the responses. I wasn't aware. nm rhett o rick Aug 2014 #17

The SA is rabidly anti-gay and discriminatory theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #14

Salvation Army is notoriously anti LGBT tabbycat31 Aug 2014 #15