Posts under Client Stories Category
SN&R: “Sacramento food stamps: lost supper,” by Hugh Biggar
Posted on June 30, 2011 In: Client Stories, Media Coverage, News
California leaves billions of unused federal food-stamp dollars on the table each year. Meanwhile, the state’s red-tape labyrinth lets millions go hungry.
One day last month, Monica Turner received a notice in the mail that tested her usually upbeat personality. Out of work since October and supporting two children, she was about to be evicted. Read more...
SN&R: “What’s for dinner?,” by Hugh Biggar
Posted on January 6, 2011 In: Client Stories, Media Coverage
Then the bottom fell out of the economy, and along with it the construction industry. More and more construction workers lost their jobs, fewer and fewer burritos were consumed, and Rosenberg received fewer and fewer orders for the item. A year ago, her supplier, Windsor Foods, stopped making burritos. Last summer, with their van repossessed and unable to make a go of it on other food products such as pierogi, Rosenberg, a 58-year-old grandmother, faced a chilling new reality—food stamps. Read more...
Meet Liz, a single mom who struggles to feed her family
Posted on January 1, 2010 In: Client Stories
Liz was worried about getting food for the coming week, never mind the upcoming holidays. Read more...
Seniors make up a good portion of our client base
Posted on January 1, 2010 In: Client Stories
Suddenly the bills were mounting and there was nothing they could cut from their budget except food. Read more...
RCFB Serves Families and Single Parents
Posted on January 1, 2010 In: Client Stories
“You hear that a lot of people just live ‘pay check to pay check,’ but I never realized what that really meant until I lost my job. For me and my boys it means doing whatever we can to keep food on the table and a roof over our heads.” Read more...
