"We deliver meals, dignity, hope, and love. The meal is the medicine, because it leads to better health outcomes. But the love (attention, kindness, courtesy) is as meaningful to our clients, because they feel they are part of a community, they are not alone." —Karen Pearl, Executive Director, God's Love We Deliver
"America has given opportunities to me and other Italians. I am lucky because I have food for me and my family. I need to help others who don't. This is a sign to say that we are here and we want to help. And I wanted to create something to say thank you." —Fabrizio Facchini, Founder/Chairman, Italians Feed America
"My favorite thing about Shopping Angels is the personal connection volunteers have with clients on a daily basis…We’ve received e-mails and phone calls from clients who said they cried when they realized they had our program as a resource. It’s been such an emotional experience for me personally, but I’m infinitely thankful that we’re able to help people in some small way."—Jayde Powell, Founder/CEO, Shopping Angels
Read the full story of how a local food delivery service for seniors has become an international volunteer program serving kindness along with the groceries.
“We’re focusing on the elders, knowing that their staying home is the safest thing. We’re doing it in very personal way. We’re bringing them food fresh from the market and healthy meals. We’re building relationships. Deliveries are made by young musicians; there’s a link there.” —Devin De Wulf, Founder/Chief Organizer, Feed the Second Line
“We fight to feed every day. We fight to get the donated foods, make the meals, and get it to the people who need it. Then we start over again.”—Jiwon McCartney, Founder/CEO, Fight2Feed
“We always come back to ‘What is the problem?’ and ‘Why are we doing this?’ We know it is this: We’re feeding people. We’re eliminating waste. We’re saving the environment.”—Regina Anderson, Executive Director, Food Recovery Network
“It was an emotional day to see Minneapolis stepping up. The community’s response—of people from all different backgrounds bringing food and supplies to people in need from all different backgrounds. And the gratitude from the families receiving the food was palpable.” — Rob Williams, Founder/Executive Director of The Sheridan Story
