How to know when you "need" food assistance?
Hi, this is a new account because I don't want this tied to my primary account. I am on income assistance for people with disabilities in BC. I am lucky enough to have family support, and I currently live in subsidized housing.
I've been told by my family and doctor and social worker that I should be going to food banks or similar when my physical ability allows, and I finally did the other day, but I got home and one of the pieces of produce I got was beyond what I could manage to eat and now I'm worried I'm too picky still to actually "need" this kind of assistance. I'm not starving; I skip meals occasionally, but I eat most days and usually well-balanced meals. And I don't want to be taking food from someone who needs it more than I do.
And all the food assistance stuff is private charity, and theoretically, my income assistance is supposed to cover food. So I guess, am I taking something that could be used by someone who doesn't have the advantage of subsidized housing or a PWD designation?