Serving rain or shine

Serving rain or shine

At OneGenAway, we serve in the rain. We don’t just mean the times when water is falling from the sky, but also those times when life seems cloudy, and you’re out rain-soaked in a parking lot just wondering when you’ll see the sun again. We met a woman we’ll call...
Supporting and empowering superheroes

Supporting and empowering superheroes

A woman we’ll call Pamela fancies herself superwoman, but she knows even superwoman needs support from time to time. She is retired from the military and has spent the last several years taking care of her adult daughter, who suffered from a stroke that impaired her...
The first to receive from The Doorstep Pantry

The first to receive from The Doorstep Pantry

The first food bag deliveries from The Doorstep Pantry went out in an unexpected rainstorm. It was not the way we’d hoped to start beta-testing this new program, and after all the bags had gone out and the clouds burst with a solid 20 minutes of heavy rain, we worried...
Meet the Staff: Tori Keafer

Meet the Staff: Tori Keafer

Communications Manager Tori Keafer is the Communications Manager for OneGenAway. Photo by Kris Rae Orlowski If you’ve driven through our Mobile Pantry, chances are you’ve met Tori. Well, probably only if you’ve been near the front of the line, as she gets caught up in...
When someone shows up for others — every time

When someone shows up for others — every time

When you come to our Mobile Pantry regularly, you notice when a person keeps showing up. In Waverly, Steve is one of those people. Every time you look over at Steve, he’s hard at work and cutting up with people as he sorts food or loads carts. He’s always smiling and...