“I just had some people that naturally started reaching out to me because I was a very passionate advocate about self-guided recovery, but I was also ashamed, embarrassed, all of those things, so the way I combated all of those things was by being transparent about everything I was going through.”
“If you think about it, the Poor Handmaids were busting through glass ceilings before anyone had coined the term. Before women even had the right to vote, the Poor Handmaids were basically CEOs of orphanages, hospitals, and educational systems, and they were so humble the world never really recognized they did it.”
“We seek to serve all students and better their health and well-being, one program and one event at a time.”
“I believe that everyone, no matter who they are or what kind of dietary needs they have, deserves to have good food."
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“Pontiac Street Market is more than a grocery store and we know barriers exist. We wanted to be able to provide food access to all people within our community.”
“It teaches skills the participants can take into any workforce, such as arriving on time, working as a team, and completing tasks on time. The program builds confidence and independence. It’s wonderful from a work training and a personal skills perspective.”
“We want our businesses to grow up and fly the coop. Just like an actual chicken and an incubator, we want them to outgrow us and get the skills they need to move on from us.”
“In populations facing severe threats to their basic survival, mental health issues are often buried under the struggle to have the basic needs of their families met."
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