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Livingston church volunteers are rude and take , ...

Livingston church volunteers are rude and take , sort out things that they want not very helpful to handicap all volunteers go first and leave same people take the very best of what is offered

I've started volunteering here occasionally. It's ...

I've started volunteering here occasionally. It's really fun and the coordinators are very friendly. They tell you exactly what to do and you can fritter away a couple of hours there in kind of a zen repetitive state just packing boxes or whatever is needed. Keeps me outta trouble!

I am thankful & appreciate Foodlink so much. They ...

I am thankful & appreciate Foodlink so much. They have helped me more than once when I was in need. At one point of my life if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't have eaten. Thank you so much to the volunteers that give their time to feed the needy.

TAX AUDIT these oversees recentlt just now called ...

TAX AUDIT these oversees recentlt just now called in was demanded by the male receptionistI asked who I was ralking to his name he said: Give me yours first "I did and then the guy would not give his name I then was transferred to a morgan who was very beligerent and stated she was the overseer of foodlink when I asked for her boss she declined.

Very helpful in time of need obviously however be ...

Very helpful in time of need obviously however be aware that most food is expired and sometimes spoiled. I received hot dogs last night and when I looked at them at home they were all expired in 2016. Even though they were frozen I threw them right away that is almost 3 years old. Just be careful and read the labels.

So much potential and experience here but a heavy ...

So much potential and experience here but a heavy focus on charity, few conversations about solidarity leaves it feeling wasted. Treats other regional anti-hunger groups that dont fit into their member agency model with suspicion and contempt. Good people working their hearts out inside a broken system. The place scrapes by despite a $39 million annual budget providing sub-living wages (but decent benefits) to staff while not having the spine to ask any of the places "donating" food to incurr a reduced tonnage processing fee to bolster the budget. Operations level staff are regularly subject to known unsafe working conditions. Finally, members of communities Foodlink intends to serve are not adequately represented on their board of directors, their board is comprised of people who have has $$$, relevant professional experience, or hold some form of office that can be leveraged the to benefit the agency. Poor and food insecure folks are not involved in decision making at Foodlink or within its programs. The only major exception to that is the Ambassador Program Curbside started last year. When Foodlink starts actively de-coupling from the nonprofit industrial complex model as opposed to using it as a talking point when convenient my review will be 5 stars.