I was trying to donate bus and train tickets to crossroads and had a hard time getting in contact with the person too but it did eventually work out. Hope she’s ok that is odd behavior for two months.

Not sure who you consider a free loader but there’s plenty of folks in need who search on offer up and fb marketplace for free items. I’ve given a bunch of stuff away like that - no way to tell if they aren’t gonna just resell them but I think a good chunk of the time it’s people who could use the help.