The problem is that I'm allergic to so many things, I can't eat most of what's in a food bank. I can't eat most of what's in a grocery store, either - but food banks are 95% processed food that I am allergic to, and almost no fresh food that's just a few ingredients instead of twenty or thirty (and ergo, more likely that I can eat it because it won't have six different allergens in it). I had used one a few times back when I was first getting diagnosed with the allergies, and already by then when only some of the tests were done but not all so I didn't know the extent of it yet, I couldn't eat most of what was available.
And there is no such thing as a pre-pay electric setup in the US - and then it would just get turned off faster, anyway. :(
Thanks for the empathy, though. I'm sorry you are also struggling. <3