Facing Hunger at a Time of Higher Food and Gas Prices
Giving back in whatever way you can is a powerful thing. For Tandy Bennett, it has been a motto she has always tried to live by. A resident of Chinquapin, LA, Tandy began volunteering at the Head of Island Food Pantry over 20 years ago following the passing of her... Read Facing Hunger at a Time of Higher Food and Gas Prices's Story
Difficult Life Choices Seniors Face Today
In her earlier years after Navy service, Debi Warren was the volunteer warehouse manager at Our Daily Bread in Hammond for seven years. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, she would make food boxes for people who had nowhere to turn to for food. Later in life, Debi would unexpectedly find herself... Read Difficult Life Choices Seniors Face Today's Story
Army Service to Serving through the Food Bank
Having compassion for people is what drives Cedric Dixon to serve, which he hopes to inspire in others. Dixon began working at the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank in 2019. However, his passion for helping others began when he enlisted in the United States Army in 1984. Dixon’s family tradition... Read Army Service to Serving through the Food Bank's Story
Pandemic Taking Toll on Local Families
Meet Lisa Sparks, a client of the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank’s Mobile Pantry Program in Pierre Part, Louisiana. Lisa had never received assistance from the Food Bank or other government programs before the pandemic. Still, she and her family were forced to make some tough choices as the virus... Read Pandemic Taking Toll on Local Families's Story
Understanding the Passion To Serve Others
Gabrielle Albi started her journey with the Food Bank in May of 2020 as a part of the Covington unit of the Louisiana National Guard (LANG). As a Louisiana Guardsman, she worked with KiEtha Gage, Programs Manager, to collect data at our pandemic specific mobile distributions. In October of 2020,... Read Understanding the Passion To Serve Others's Story
April is Senior Hunger Awareness Month
If you were faced with the choice of paying your utility bill to keep the lights on, buying medicine for your chronic illness or buying food to feed your live-in grandchildren, what would you choose? April is Senior Hunger Awareness Month – a time to raise awareness about the unique... Read April is Senior Hunger Awareness Month's Story
One Family Finds A Unique Way To Celebrate and Donate During The Pandemic
Linda Babin wanted to find a way to celebrate her husband, Brian’s, 80th birthday in September of 2020, despite the current pandemic. Under normal circumstances, they would have thrown a party and invited all their friends and family for such a momentous occasion. To adjust to the safety protocols, she... Read One Family Finds A Unique Way To Celebrate and Donate During The Pandemic's Story
LOCAL CLIENTS HELP ELDERLY NEIGHBORS IN FACE OF PANDEMIC
Once the pandemic hit, Elaine Simms found herself having to shut down her business. Not long after, she heartbreakingly lost her husband, significantly affecting her income. Once a cosmetologist, she is now providing support to fellow low-income community seniors. She sees the impact firsthand COVID-19 is having not only on... Read LOCAL CLIENTS HELP ELDERLY NEIGHBORS IN FACE OF PANDEMIC's Story
Seniors in Louisiana Work Together to Fight Hunger
Similar to patches that come together to form a quilt, many factors can coincide in a senior’s life that can lead to hunger. From increasing medication costs to high electricity bills in the summer, seniors in Louisiana can battle multiple issues to live a healthy and comfortable life. Per a... Read Seniors in Louisiana Work Together to Fight Hunger's Story
What Hunger & Compassion Looks Like on the Front Lines
Barbara Rogers is the Pastor, Founder and Overseer of One Way Deliverance Ministry. She has been a pastor for 19 years and says she has seen so much, both from her time in New Orleans during Katrina, and now here for many years after relocating her ministry to Baton Rouge.... Read What Hunger & Compassion Looks Like on the Front Lines's Story