Barbara treasures the time she spends with her family, especially weekends with her 14 grandchildren.
“Every weekend – grandkids,” Barbara says with a smile.
Right now, she and her husband are making the most of their resources as they navigate a temporary change in their family income.
In June, Barbara was injured at work after spending years working eight to ten hours a day at a local warehouse. She is waiting on workers’ compensation and hopes to return to work when her doctor gives her the go-ahead.
For now, her husband’s Social Security disability income is the couple’s only income.
“We paid all the bills but the water,” Barbara says. “So, we come here for food.”
Barbara first visited Soup-n-Share Food Pantry about six years ago but stopped going after she returned to work. Now, the pantry helps her family stay nourished while she recovers.
With food assistance helping cover one essential part of the family budget, Barbara can put more resources toward other expenses while she waits to return to work.
“It’s just a blessing that they could help us,” she says of support from friends like you.
For Barbara, community support is helping her family stay focused on what matters most: caring for one another and moving forward together.
