Friday, April 16, 2021

Op-Ed: Meaningful work: A look through a (Food Depot) volunteer's eyes

Elizabeth Heller Allen wrote an excellent opinion piece in the Santa Fe New Mexican on April 10.  Here is an excerpt followed by the link to the full piece. 

I am one of The Food Depot’s 1,100 volunteers. Today, I am part of a smaller group headed to its Siler Road facility to help with a food distribution. By the time I reach the corner of Siler Road and Aqua Fría Street, there is a line of cars at least a half-mile long, waiting for the gates to open at 7 a.m.

A wonky person would say The Food Depot addresses “food insecurity.” True. But those words mask the immediate problem — hunger. Nothing good happens when people are hungry.

Read full  piece

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