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When volunteering reveals systemic problems you can't fix

I've been volunteering at the food bank for three years but I just found out they throw away tons of food due to regulations and now I'm questioning if I'm actually helping or just participating in a broken system.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Direct service can illuminate the inadequacy of individual action in the face of structural dysfunction.

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