Granted I'd really rather not have to work just to not have to dumpster dive but I can't change anything if I'm starving.
I found a job at a local co-op grocery store. I just did 2 days of working interview with $14.50 an hour regardless of whether I stayed or left after those 2 days. In those 2 days I've gotten to take home tons of free food, a bit of turkey, pastrami, beef, king trumpet mushrooms, and a bottle of fresh pressed juice I made today. Yesterday I got a loaf of bread, a bottle of juice I made, and a pound of ham! And when I asked my manager about pay day he offered to pay me my 2 days of work early if I needed it. I'm really grateful for a job that values me and my work after being treated like shit for months at my last job.