“It’s a beautiful thing to have a community with all the craziness going on out in the world.”

“I just like to help people understand food. There are things we get in here sometimes that people don’t know what it is, or don’t know how to cook it.”

“The last thing people think I have time for is volunteering, but no, I have to do this! This is what’s keeping me grounded. This is what’s feeding my soul.”

“It’s love…it would be like seeing your family. I’d go there totally depressed and walk out feeling totally loved.”

“Everybody has a part in giving…we’re working together as a human family so no one’s left out.”

“I like to volunteer and give out the love and the compassion that a person might need or help just by saying hello. That hello goes a long way.”

“I felt what I cannot describe, from the first time I came…an unconditional support and acceptance. I was needed. I felt like I was at home again.”