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Real Face of Hunger: Debi’s Story

Posted on January 3, 2020 Edited January 3, 2020 by Heidi Cannella

Debi worked her whole life, and was making great money while managing multi-family housing, when her world crashed. She used to be quite an athlete on top of it, participating on local roller derby teams. She was loving life, until at age 42, she went to roller derby practice and her legs just wouldn’t move. […]

Senior Hunger: It’s a Big Deal & We Need Help!

Posted on August 9, 2017 Edited August 9, 2017 by Heidi Cannella

Here in Utah, we have an abundance of what we often refer to as our “bookends” population—seniors and children. Nationwide, more than 5 million senior citizens struggle with hunger. In the next 8 years, the number of food-insecure seniors is projected to increase by 50% when the youngest of the Baby Boomer Generation reaches age […]