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espite Saint Vincent De the biggest issue is people who don’t is only one of the two food closets Paul’s overwhelming suc- know when to stop taking food. in the entire county, there are many cess the past few years, They’ll just keep taking how much mouths to feed and at times an unthere have been and still are many they want and not what they should certain food supply. Specifically in obstacles that hold the society back be getting. And sometimes it’s hard the Winter seasons, the food closet from further achieving their goal. to stop them because I’m quite shy does run out of food, and the individuals who U n f o r t u n a t e l y, there are still in“We would like to think of a family took more food than allotted dividuals who as being a mother and father and two, have comprochoose to abuse the system. “We startthree to six kids. But often times a mised the meals of other customed out by using family is four adults living togethers. However, grocery bags, staner. Should we treat them different- Saint Vincent dard sized grocery De Paul has also bags, and on that ly from each other? It’s a measure admitted that basis any family we’re discussing, right now” it may be parwith members 6 or tially at fault for more had two bags - John Barnes unfair food disand any family has 5 or less has one bag. That’s still the and inward and don’t know how to tribution. “In terms of fairness, standard, a big family gets two bags talk. So uh” (Huang). Some even perhaps, we could do a better job and a small family gets one bag, bypass the card system by register- of what we defined to be a family. however the definition of bag has ing as multiple users at once. This We would like to think of a family changed” (Barnes). A few individu- drains resources from Saint Vincent as being a mother and father and als bring extremely large bags and De Paul which could have gone to two, three to six kids. But often fill it with everything, regardless of others who are also in need. Espe- times a family is four adults living whether they need it or not. “I guess cially since Saint Vincent De Paul together. Should we treat them dif-
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