- I'm surprised you're so insensitive and judgemental for someone who works at a food pantry!
That was certainly not my position, I'm sorry you feel that way. However, I was trying to be practical and have you consider the cost of operating a vehicle. Even if someone were to give you a car, according to AAA, the average cost of purely owning and driving a mid-sized sedan in the US is roughly $4,000 per year. As I noted, many of our Pantry clients cannot afford a vehicle and therefore carpool. They can get 60# of food per month and can go to any other pantry. Our only restriction is they live in our county. I do not know of any foodbank in the Atlanta area that delivers free groceries, too much liability. Some Churches deliver meals but only a limited basis. I volunteered today and counted the # of cars that came through. Of the 32 families we served, a little over 50% were carpooling. You mentioned you are disabled. Under your state law, can you qualify to drive a car? Do you have a drivers license?
There are a number of US counties, mine is one, that provide local transportation service on a mini bus. You pay $5 and they will take you anywhere in the county. So, some people use the bus to go get food and then are picked up and delivered home.
I am a senior citizen, 76 YO. Believe me, I consider all the costs needed to operate a vehicle. Right now, my 2 cars are 12 and 9 years old, both with an excess of 150,000 miles. Cars are depreciating assets, poor investments except for classic models.