Community Lunch Program

I came in expecting to serve bagged lunches, which I did, but I didn’t know how much judgment I’d have to use because I was instructed to give no more than two bags away. An hour went by and I was reprimanded by the security guard not to give that much away because people will say they have siblings and other children that need one. I didn’t want to deprive anyone of anything so I gave it to them and sometimes I gave them extra. He wanted them to have proof of any sibling or child because the bags are limited, but this is done daily so that didn’t make sense to me. I had 2-4 bags left over at the end of it and I would say I was frustrated because of the limits but I’m glad peoples’ needs were met despite the limitations. I could understand the “one bag per person” rule if there was a line of people but it wasn’t so I didn’t think it was necessary to subject them to just one bag. I do want to thank the two men that did help and reassure me that it was to my personal discretion the proper distribution of the bags. That eased my frustrations a bit. I’m confident that I will not be returning to volunteer here again. Although, I do appreciate what the Community Lunch Program is doing for this community.