This is something I only discovered myself a few months back, but it's been immensely helpful considering that I can not get a full-time job at the moment because the job market is just that bad. I know there are a lot of people struggling to pay the bills and put food on the table with what little they have right now.

If you are in the US, there's a pretty good chance that you have a local church or organization taking part in Angel Food Ministries.

http://www.angelfoodministries.com/

The idea of it is low-cost food boxes that have no strings attached. The $30 box is usually worth $45-70 if the same items were bought from the grocery store.

You don't have to meet low-income requirements. So long as you can pay for the boxes, you can order as much as you need. They can also be bought using SNAP benefits. You can order online, or go to a local host site (info on each host site can be found at the link above). They have pick-up dates one day a month - order, then pick up on the date your host site specifies for that month.

Speaking from personal experience, this program has definitely made a huge difference in my grocery bill each month. If you're worried about them being preachy because of the name of the organization, fear not. The people who run it at my host site are very nice and not preachy at all. The worst you get are a few bible quotes here and there on the Angel Food Ministries custom food labels.

Feel free to pass the link on. It's a program that more people should be made aware of!