Literary Liberation is happy our team has the capacity to launch this initiative to support those experiencing food insecurity. SNAP defunding in the U.S. has brought enforced global food scarcity as a capitalist epidemic front and center. It's unnecessary, cruel, and inhumane. The resources to feed the world exist. We simply refuse to do it.
Mutual aid is community care.
How NOURISH Works
Below you'll find a handful of questions that will help us determine availability of resources and match them with need. What you won't find is a way for you to give us money. Instead, we'll follow up on your commitment by having you purchase a digital gift card to the most accessible market local to a sponsee. We'll then pass the card on. This will prevent:
1. Loss of funds due to middle-managing deposit and withdrawal applications.
2. Loss of privacy for both sponsor and sponsee.
3. Frustration for Literary Liberation when tax season comes.
How to Maximize Your Giving
Before you make your commitment, please consider that the average family of four requires $250 a week to meet basic food needs. Food banks are not always stocked or accessible. Different humans have different abilities, allergies and needs. To increase your giving, look into the following possibilities:
1. Credit card or frequent flyer miles exchanges. You can often use your points to purchase gift cards.
2. Any club memberships. Most big box clubs, health insurance programs, corporate workplaces and gyms have discount access that will let you buy more for less.
Thank you for helping your neighbor, whether they are next door or across the proverbial pond.
