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All of the buy nothing groups in Detroit are in wealthy neighborhoods. Remember that the rich have their own social welfare programs that the poor are excluded from.
When I worked as a legal aid attorney in Oakland County (richest county in Michigan) my clients had access to dozens of charities. Now that I work in Detroit my clients have access to nothing. There are few charities here and the competition is steep.
The government shifted welfare from the public sector to the private sector in the 1980s. That meant that the resources you had access to largely depends on the wealth of your neighbors.
I understand the impulse to donate to your neighborhood organizations, but if you live in a wealthy area I ask you look into other parts of your state where the donor base isn't as wealthy. There is a lot of need that goes unmet because people donate where they live.
