Mesa Nonprofits and Charities

This nonprofit has helped me and my family with furniture and items we needed. They helped us help after losing our housing. We were able to get a home and was able to get beds for our kids a kitchen table and living room furniture. We are eternally grateful for their generosity.

United Food Bank/globe-miami location:<br>I dont mean to complain, but is there a certain time between your hours of operation (M-F 9am - 11:45pm -- closed first Wed & third Thurs of the month) that anyone seeking food should come to your pantry when there is actually more food on the shelves, and not just the boxed food. The reason why I ask is that today, Nov 8, 2018, I brought a friend to the pantry by 9:00am when the pantry opens and my friend said that all that was on the shelves was breads, a small box of some kind of small yellow fruit that was not too good (I dont think this friend needs to be sicker eating foods dangerous for their medical condition), 2 bags of coleslaw, and 3 boxes of spinach leaves. My friend took pictures covertly, and we are sorry for doing this but this seems to be an ongoing issue. Now my biggest complaint is this...is that as my friend was just leaving the pantry, the United Food Bank/Globe-Miami white truck pulled up with food to unload for the pantry and right behind them were at least 7 or so vehicles getting out to get in line for the pantry. I took a video of the entire scenario and for good reason and that is because for the past year I and others notice that certain people are tipped off by someone associated with the pantry when to come to the pantry when there will be lots of food items on the shelves to select from and better selection of food items in the boxes. I've been taking pictures and videos all along because it has been noticed that you barely put food out on the shelves when certain people show up and then put out more food on the shelves when certain other people show up and this goes on between 9am to 12noon each day. I feel that this is wrong! I am a senior citizen and what I see is favoritism going on. I am not about to release my name or the names of others who see this because of fear of passive-aggressive retaliation. The pictures and videos are used because documentation can be altered or not documented. I have heard all the excuses as to why there is no available food, but what I see is incompetency & deliberate favoritism from pantry workers & leaders who decide who is in need & who is not in need of nutritional help. I didn't know Christians actually behave in such a way, especially in administering humanitarian aid. Everybody needs help...everybody! This nonsense of my family & friends count more than your family & friends is utter nonsense and non-christian & non-humanitarian. Family is everyone! The Human Family! No one in your office checks people who are on food assistance that would tell you household size and how much food from the pantry is to be dispensed and how often they can get food from the pantry per month, such as dispensing point tickets for picking out your food. Income, housing issues, or people on social security are rarely considered. The number or point ticket system is based on all food items marked with 1,2, 3, 4, etc that allows poeple to pick their food instead of the pantry dispensing what they want to dispense. This points system eliminates people having no choice but to be given food that they can't eat due food allergies or foods that they cannot eat due to medical conditions such as diabetes, gluten intolerance, protein disorders,insulin resistance etc.and this eliminates food waste. Another issue is the dispensing of certain meat products that are on recall. Other issues that need to be addressed are access to other resources such as Commodities Food that is separate from the Food Banks. I have heard of Food Help at Walmart, but again the info is not made openly available to all people seeking food assistance, just to people in the know are told. Again this is wrong, very wrong. Aren't there any Homeless Shelters in this area who can help with food & more to the homeless, because I dont see any? I dont think that these issues will be addressed properly and fairly, so just to let you know that I have decided to go to state representatives and the presidential contacts with these concerns especially in rural areas.<br>Sincerely, Emily Bechtol