Together!

E. has been on disability since he injured himself on the job shortly after returning to work during the re-open after having been laid off due to COVID during the shut-down. Childcare needs prevent E. from finding adequate work, and funds for household utilities are limited. E. always appreciates anything that we share, but really loves the fresh produce boxes. E. loves being able to add more protein sources into their children’s daily meals.

S. is a recently arrived migrant to the US currently living with their cousin and their cousin’s young children. S. has yet to secure a job, and their cousin’s limited income makes purchasing sufficient groceries for the family difficult. S. loves the canned goods, cereal, and other items, as refrigeration space is limited in the small apartment the family shares, and the rice, beans, and canned meat are welcome, healthier additions to the family’s weekly meals.

B. is a Guatemalan Indigenous person who is intermittently without housing, spending time sleeping in their car or on the couches of friends. Consistent access to food is a challenge for them. The boxes of dry goods have been really helpful to B, who keeps them in their car and uses them to help prepare and cook meals when staying with friends.

What do you find most rewarding about the distributions?

- Working together as a family helping others.  I look forward to coming to help more and more.

- The people we help won't have to worry about having enough food to eat.

- It gives our parish an opportunity to serve our community.

- Smiling faces.  People are happy to get what might be their food source for a couple weeks.

- Being of help and fulfilling God's commandments.