Lacie Richardson spent several years, as both a parent and volunteer, with a local school district where many of the students dealt with food insecurity. And it left a lasting impression.  “When children don’t have access to nutritious food, it greatly impacts their ability to perform in the classroom and on the field,” [...]

Denisse is one of five children of a single mom who sometimes struggles to feed her family.  Denisse doesn’t like it when that happens.  “When I’m hungry,” she says, “it makes me very cranky.”  Fortunately, she gets a couple meals a day at the Boys & Girls Club, a part of the Sequoyah Learning [...]

Nine years ago, Barbara was the victim of a brutal knife attack in an attempted robbery.   She was stabbed in the face and the back. She survived, but was paralyzed, leaving her to spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair. She’s in chronic pain, and says the only time she feels [...]

A typical Rose State College student is over 30, a single parent, unemployed and facing financial hardships.  That’s why the Regional Food Bank partnered with the college to open the Raider Necessities pantry in 2019. It’s a vital service for low-income students and their families.  “They’re struggling to balance being a single parent with [...]

Sharron’s journey toward her career goals — she wants to be a dental assistant — got put on the shelf for a while.  Life just got too busy. A single mother of three, Sharron had to drop out of school while her kids were young. Now that they’re a little older — 17, [...]

Steve Kage will never forget the sound of a 6-year-old’s unbridled joy. He was taking a box of food to a family in need as part of the Regional Food Bank's Home Delivery Program. It was his last stop in a long day. He knocked on the door and … “I could hear [...]