February 23, 2022
We Choose Compassion
When is someone truly deserving of help? I get that question a lot, in one form or another. Like when: Someone with a disability is let into the pantry ahead of other guests. Other shoppers have objected, saying this particular person isn’t disabled, and they should have to wait in line like everybody else. What should […]
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February 9, 2022
Flavors of Home
I was in the pantry one day when one of our guests–originally from the Dominican Republic–turned to one of our volunteers (whose parents were originally from Cuba) and said “They don’t have our kind of food here.” They don’t have our kind of food here. – Guest of FFGE A lightbulb went off: I realized […]
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