by Tori Keafer | Nov 16, 2022 | Columns, General
This Thanksgiving season, we want to give a special thank-you to our volunteers. Volunteers, we cannot even express the immensity of our gratitude for you. As a nonprofit, we run as lean and efficiently as possible, and that means that our small staff wears a lot of...
by Tori Keafer | Sep 16, 2022 | General, Stories
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...
by Tori Keafer | Aug 30, 2022 | General, Stories
This is Bob, who we lovingly refer to as “Cookie Bob” for all the delicious reasons you might expect. Bob heard about OneGenAway through our annual Radiothon on 94 FM The Fish. His office is next-door to the radio station, and he had made a habit of bringing the radio...
by Tori Keafer | May 12, 2022 | General, Stories
“You think this area is moderately affluent,” Tim said, looking around at the hundreds of families coming to our mobile pantry to receive food. “And here’s the thing, you could judge. You could say, ‘Look at all the nice cars. These people don’t really need food.’ But...
by Tori Keafer | May 10, 2022 | General, Stories
Chuka waves at his neighbors as he serves at OneGenAway’s mobile food pantry. Photo by Kris Rae Orlowski “If Jesus is willing to serve us, why aren’t we willing to serve others? If God’s arms are open to everybody, why are our arms closed to some?” Chuka is one...
