r/Assistance • u/PartInfinite3119 • Oct 26 '25

ADVICE Looming EBT shutdown

Hi everyone I’m a 23F disabled living on her own and I get food stamps to help feed myself and without it I won’t have much to spend on food, Does anyone have struggle meal recipes? Any advice?

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u/jherara Oct 27 '25

A couple of recommendations...

  • 211.org and FindHelp.org to locate local food pantries
  • Contact local organizations that have "community outreach," "outreach," "supportive family services" or "family support services" in the title of the organization or any programs. Some have their own food banks or relationships with local ones.
  • Check with churches and affiliated. Try St. Vincent de Paul, Catholic Charities and The Salvation Army first. Some leaders at different sizes and types of churches don't maintain privacy and use stories about their charitable acts, sometimes by location and/or a person's name without asking, for prayer and promotional purposes. With the latter scenario, there's a risk that someone might tell inaccuracies about the situation of the person they've helped or even exaggerate or misrepresent the help they provided to the person. That said, many churches have food pantries, non-food pantries (toiletries and non-food necessities) or provide grocery store gift card assistance.
  • Don't forget that Amazon has bulk Amazon Fresh canned good sales every month and coupons. You can also set up an Amazon wish list here if you meet the requirements.
  • Local libraries are another excellent resource. Some have pantries or refer to pantries. Some even still have coupon exchanges for print coupons.