tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post115003311179412925..comments2023-10-23T12:23:54.134-05:00Comments on Larry James' Urban Daily: Unbelievable Growth in Demand for a Helping HandLarry Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124477733714017000noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-1150306674404782132006-06-14T12:37:00.000-05:002006-06-14T12:37:00.000-05:00Some people have absolutely no concept of reality....Some people have absolutely no concept of reality. We are in bad times economically and most people who ask for help need it.<BR/><BR/>There is nothing more invalidating than to tell someone that they are just leaching food off a charity or if they are unemployed and unable to find work, to blame them for still being unemployed because they "haven't tried hard enough."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-1150135957353395022006-06-12T13:12:00.000-05:002006-06-12T13:12:00.000-05:00It is not a good thing that the need is there, but...It is not a good thing that the need is there, but it is a wonderful thing that help is there.Laymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880140073140250048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-1150123150186675202006-06-12T09:39:00.000-05:002006-06-12T09:39:00.000-05:00Anonymous, come down and spend a day. I think you...Anonymous, come down and spend a day. I think you will have your answer. <BR/><BR/>It is definitely true that people find us via "word of mouth." But that has been the case from the beginning. . .so, the growth we now have cannot be explained in this way. <BR/><BR/>On top of that, come talk to our neighbors who come to us for groceries and other matters. No one enjoys coming here. And it is not a case of people doing well and coming by to knock a few bucks off the family grocery bill. <BR/><BR/>A good and necessary exercise is to attempt to put yourself and your family in the position of needing to come to a place like ours to make ends meet each month. How would that feel? How would that look in your mind? <BR/><BR/>The need is growing and growing dramtically. My faith says we need to respond and we need to respond more adequately than we are currently.Larry Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06124477733714017000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-1150119103832739322006-06-12T08:31:00.000-05:002006-06-12T08:31:00.000-05:00I have no doubt that there are thousands of people...I have no doubt that there are thousands of people who need help, but could it also be that the word gets around that there is free food?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com