Hi Liz! I have had a similar expereince at ours in Ottawa and my
understanding is that it is a requirement in order to get food from the
central distribution centre. I also think it is a moralistic judgement to
ensure that people are "deserving". Just do it without and see if anyone
takes advantage -not!
We should talk like this more often:-)
At 02:10 PM 11/18/97 +0000, you wrote:
>We are trying to set up a food depot in our area.  We are all
>neophytes to this.  We have contacted the closest
>foodbanks to us and discovered that they require users to fill out a form
>with a great deal of confidential information including income
>sources, living arrangements, etc. We are unsure of why the
>collection of this information is necessary and we  would like to be less
>"intrusive" and don't want to have to ask people these kinds of
>questions.  For us, if someone needs food, that is enough information.
>  Does anyone have experience in this area.  Do you know if all food
>banks require this kind of information and is there another way to
>handle it?
>Thanks,
>Liz Derraugh
>Health Promoter
>North Lanark County Community Health Centre
>613-259-2182
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