Because most of it, in my experience, is like this:
https://www.cedarcityutah.com/news/archive/2023/10/22/jmr-suu-students-took-break-during-midterm-exams-to-make-fleece-blankets-for-local-children-in-need/
I'll summarize. A college, for its inaugural "Day of Service" set up a room in which college students came and "tied" blankets for needy kids. Tying blankets means - they took fleece cloth that was pre-cut in blanket size, cut strips in the edges of these blankets, and wove them to form a bit of a hem. It was designed as a mindless activity for the students, so they could relax during exams
The students were also encouraged (see the article) to eat junky sugar cereal, as part of the whole relax theme.
This epitomizes most charity nowadays. Done for show. Useless. I'll bet that very few, maybe not even one of these blankets actually gets used in a constructive way. It'll probably get stashed in a closet at some fire station or homeless shelter.
What do you all think? Am I too cynical? Share some stories of useless charities. Or if you know a charity that actually does anything useful, let's hear about it.
Also here's an good book on the topic if you're interested - Toxic Charity: How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help.