This was my first time going to a food bank for food assistance. Unfortunately, the woman who took down my information to sign me up for assistance wasn't simply unfriendly, but made me feel like she resented me being there. I apologized for getting there...
Read MoreThis was my first time going to a food bank for food assistance. Unfortunately, the woman who took down my information to sign me up for assistance wasn't simply unfriendly, but made me feel like she resented me being there. I apologized for getting there only fifteen minutes before they closed and explained to her I came straight from a job interview. I attempted to tell her that I was laid off back in March and have an extremely hard time finding any employment opportunities. I felt she was ignoring my apologies and explanations for my need for assistance. She said I was lucky she was allowing me to receive any food assistance at all because she was ready to leave and didn't have time for me to fill out the required application. I completed it as quickly as I possibly could being as I desperately need the help to provide Thanksgiving dinner for my family. When I handed her the my completed paperwork, she proceeded to make fun of my handwriting, calling it chicken scratch and complaining she could barely read it. It was slightly sloppy because of my attempt to finish it as fast as possible for her, but it was most definitely legible. The other people assisting with getting the food together for me were extremely polite, caring and helpful. Honestly, I felt the woman in charge of the sign up process had no desire to help me and held nothing but contempt towards me in her heart. When she made fun of my handwriting, I again apologized, but also asked her why she was being so mean to me. She ignored me and proceeded to make sure I was given the bare minimum of food assistance. The other volunteers were clearly attempting to give me another bag that they said they gave to all the other people, but the woman said I wasn't to receive that bag, or anything additional. I truly do not understand how someone representing their church could treat other human beings the way she treated me, especially considering we are all God's children and might need assistance at some point to keep food on the table for our families. I left there feeling very downtrodden and like I did something wrong by coming there for assistance. I wasn't even asked if I would like someone to pray with me before I left. Fortunately the company I interviewed with before I went to the food bank offered me the position, and I will begin work there next week. Hopefully I won't be in a tough spot again where I need to ask for food assistance from anyone and instead I will joyfully and gladly help those in need with a cheerful and grateful heart, as it should be done. I appreciate the assistance I was given at this food bank, but I felt I should share my experience. I pray that no one else that visits this food bank is made fun of and put down the way i was by this one specific volunteer. She showed me the exact opposite of God's love, and I was extremely disappointed with my experience there. I most definitely will not return there, but I will keep this woman in my prayers and pray that despite whatever she may have gone thorough previously that day or in her life to make her exude such disdain for me that God will touch her heart and soften it towards humanity, because we are all God's children. I pray that he will fill her heart with His joy and true love and heal her hurts. Maybe until she comes to terms with her negative attitude towards those in need, she should not be volunteering in that position.
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