D’Andre
D’Andre and his wife both work full time. He was recently laid off, but finds landscaping jobs to keep him busy while he looks for steady employment. When she’s not at work, his wife is going to school for medical transcription. In the mean time, they have six kids to feed. Six friendly, polite, outgoing […]
Leslie
In 1999, Leslie was acting as caretaker for her mother and was having a tough time making ends meet. She started visiting a local food pantry and senior center and hasn’t stopped since. Her SSI and food stamps help, but without the food boxes she picks up a couple times per month, she wouldn’t get […]
Robert
On a mild week day morning in April, Robert took his place in a line that stretched a city block. This line is worth waiting in for all these folks because it means a meal. Even if it’s the only one they get that day. Robert was in prison for years and when he was […]
Claudette
71 year old Claudette tells me that lately, it’s impossible to make ends meet. For over 28 years she worked for Montgomery Ward and had to retire due to her husband’s epilepsy and health issues. Until a few years ago, they managed to make ends meet without assistance. That’s just not possible anymore. They’re both […]
Curtis
For 10 years, Curtis worked as a Senior Program Analyst for the Denver Newspaper Agency. He made a good living and spent much of his free time volunteering with the company’s ACTS Volunteer Program. For the past 2 years, Curtis has spent all his vacation days volunteering at FBR. In October of last year Curtis […]
2,000 Families & 5,000 Kids
This morning I witnessed a line of our neighbors that extended around a city block in East Denver. Last week, 2,000 families and more than 5,000 children signed up with Volunteers of America to receive a bag of food to get them through this holiday week. They lined up before 8:00am this morning to pick […]