• VitoRobles@lemmy.today
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    11 days ago

    Volunteering at soup kitchens and nonprofits was actually how I got out of homelessness.

    Being poor fucks with your brain. You start thinking the world is against you and continue spiraling. Volunteer work led to job opportunities, healthy friendships, and broke me out of the death spiral of negativity.

    I was volunteering and working 3 jobs, because it was mental healing. It can be an hour or two a week.

    • FundMECFS@piefed.zipOP
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      10 days ago

      I’m poor because I’m bedridden by chronic illness. So I don’t have that opportunity unfortunately.