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by dharmab 1806 days ago
Most food banks are pretty easily in the "unequivocally good" category, unless you're a Malthusian. Charity Navigator is a great way to find the best-managed and highest-impact food banks.
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I volunteer all the time at a food bank.

A lot of the work is sorting the incoming goods. Much of this work is done by volunteers. As a result it isn't uncommon for spoiled food to accidentally be stocked and distributed to people. It is a rare but not infrequent occurrence to have someone get sick and report back to the food bank.

Not unequivocally good! :]

Fine. I'll settle for a net social good