Buying groceries. It’s routine. But sometimes, the errand is more than just getting bread and toothpaste. Sometimes it changes lives. That’s the case with father and son team Joe and Joey, volunteers in the Meals on Wheels San Francisco Grocery Shopper program.
“No matter what, when the day is done, when we go to bed, we say I love you.”
What strikes me the most about Michael is his piercing eyes and an ever-so-slight hint of a mischievousness in his smile. At 90, Michael’s eyes hint at a life full of experiences and memories. They seem to always convey a smile.
Jerry is a Navy veteran and a guy who will literally give you the shirt off his back.
Two-thirds of Meals on Wheels San Francisco's clients live alone.
It is a heavy burden on their lives and on our community. Loneliness and isolation are societal problems with all-too-real consequences that affect seniors and their loved ones.
It wasn’t that long ago. Hurricane Ida hit New Orleans on August 29, 2021. The category 4 twister was the second most damaging hurricane to hit the state of New Orleans.
Ida changed Rosemary’s life forever.
She lost pretty much everything—her home, her belongings, even her treasured collection of hats she wore to Sunday church services.
Now, only pictures remain. Pictures and her faith.
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