September is Hunger Awareness Month. I don’t know about you, but this has become forefront in my life since becoming labeled with various auto immune issues. Eating the right foods helps alleviate some of the symptoms encountered by the auto immune attackers. Sometimes affording these foods or any food can be a hardship. Especially when confronted with high medical and prescription costs. Do I pay for the meds for my disease or buy the foods for my disease?
As some of you know, I volunteer for a charity that does just this. It fights hunger one family at a time. I have been with this charity for 8 years now. What does this have to do with my auto-immune issues? Well, if it wasn’t for assistance from this charity, I would not have been able to afford the specialty foods I needed in the past to keep up my health and stay out of flares. Joseph Dreamhouse Community Development Corp. helped me to be able to feed my family while I focused on my health, also without having to sacrifice my medication during this time of duress.
But COVID has made the issue all more real for various reasons. There are shortages of food, employees, and time.
Volunteering regularly, I have seen the demand go up and the food go down. Due to the shut downs last year of many processing plants, lack of harvesters and even shipping issues, we are feeling the burden of increased pricing and lack of resources. The forecast through to next year states that food prices will continue to rise along with shortages.
Just as no one knew I was food insecure because I had a job, a roof over my head and a car to drive, did not mean all was right in my world. There was increased stress and continued worry over the “death sentences” my doctor had given me. I was your neighbor who always greeted you with a smile. Yet, inside I was battling a war with myself figuratively and literally.
I ask now that you take the time and really look at what is going on around you. Your neighbor, the man across the street, your co-worker in the office may be food insecure.
If you can’t help with the cost of a meal, maybe you would be willing to donate the cost of a cup of coffee? A cup at Starbucks is over $5.
Not sure about giving money? How about visiting the Ebay store below. All purchases go to Joseph Dreamhouse CDC. It has a variety of baby items and other items. Maybe you know someone who is expecting or just had a baby?
Help Joseph Dreamhouse Community Development Corp to continue to make difference in families lives. Every little bit counts.
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Ebay: Joseph Dreamhouse Baby N Things: http://www.ebay.com/usr/josdream_0
God has allowed me to continue on, to continue volunteering for this fantastic organization and helping families to continue on.