why i wont be charitable WTSHTF.

[Kiril]

Perhaps if people see you as someone in charge, prepared and with authority you would be able to organize them into a coherent community until things are fixed rather than bands of looters and people looking out for themselves. That those who wish to get ahead of everyone else would either be in the minority or see your community as the best solution.

[bigpaul]

given the attitude of most prevalent these days, there will be no community cohesion post SHTF, most "have nots" will try to take from the "haves", if you don't trust your neighbours (we don't) then either keep a VERY low profile or Bug Out at the first sign of trouble.

[Jonas]

Back in the "days of yore" (before government handouts), folks who were in need went to the local churches for help. Churches had a closet or two downstairs filled with used warm coats of various sizes that had been donated by the congregation, and canned goods, rice, flour, sugar, and salt. The pastor/rector/vicar also had gift certificates for the local grocery store, shoe store, and gas station, usually in $20 denominations, to give to people who came to the church for help.

Today, folks turn to the government for help. If any of you have been reading the US newsfeeds about the "food stamp computers crashing", you can see how people react today.
http://www.ksla.com/story/23679489/walma...ebt-glitch
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/10/12/co...-saturday/
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/U...2-16-21-17

It seems that beggers cannot only be choosers now, they can riot when their "free stuff" isn't available at their convenience.

I expect that after a disaster, the "free stuff army" members will be going from house to house begging, and will be extremely hostile if refused (think Molotov cocktail). For that reason, we're going to refer people to the local churches as "those folks helped us out". We'll donate what we can to the local churches, but we'll do it quietly and anonymously.

[bigpaul]

we have "food banks" instead these days!