We didn’t set out to start a food program, we set out to love our neighbors. Right now, that looks like showing up with food and staying to have meaningful conversations with the people we meet. One Thursday back in 2021 we packed a few bags of groceries to deliver. The next Thursday we packed a few more. We blinked, and suddenly we delivered over 15,900 bags of groceries, overflowing with 153,600 pounds of produce and dry goods.
Throughout the week, we deliver to schools for students experiencing homelessness, single moms, seniors, veterans and still every Thursday, we hop in the Love Does Mobile Food Pantry to connect with 70 families in what we call the Neighbor to Neighbor program. Fourteen wonderful partners have jumped in with us, and somehow this beautiful, joy-filled thing keeps growing.
We don’t measure success in spreadsheets. We measure it in smiles, honks from passing cars, and the kid who shouts “THE FOOD PEOPLE ARE HERE!” before we’ve even stopped the van. If you see us on the road this Thursday, give us a honk. Happy National Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Month!
-The Love Does Team
