09/04/2026
Recently, I was approached with the concern that programs like ours might be “enabling the homeless and poor to stay poor instead of helping them better themselves.” I wanted to take a moment to clarify what we actually do—and, more importantly, who we serve. We feed families, people with disabilities, seniors, individuals facing cancer and other terminal illnesses, and so many others who are simply your neighbors—right here in our own community. Our food boxes and meals are meant to be a bridge, helping households stretch a smaller paycheck or get through when an unexpected hurdle comes along.
We help parents put dinner on the table when the grocery budget has run out, and we give families meal kits with everything they need to prepare a complete meal at home, with confidence and dignity. For someone battling cancer or another serious illness, we help ease the worry of where their next meal will come from while they focus on getting through another difficult day. For our seniors, sometimes what we provide is more than food—it’s a smile, a conversation, a kind word, and the reassurance that someone cares, especially when managing a grocery trip alone has become difficult.
Helping someone through a hard season is not the same thing as asking them to stay there. We don’t believe that needing help makes someone less deserving, less hardworking, or less worthy of dignity. Our volunteers don’t just hand out food. They offer compassion. They offer kindness. They remind people that they haven’t been forgotten.
And if providing a family with enough food to get through a few days means a parent can breathe a little easier, a senior can skip a difficult trip to the grocery store, or someone facing a serious illness can focus on healing instead of dinner—that is something we will always be proud to do. We believe communities are strongest when we take care of one another. We serve with full hearts to provide full plates—so no, we aren’t enabling anyone. We are supporting our neighbors, restoring dignity, and helping people through difficult seasons with compassion and care.
-Tiffany
