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Ariel Macpherson Herring's Fundraiser
Hunger hurts community... with ripple effects through neighborhoods, schools, and local businesses...
Join me and help make a difference - please give today.
Discussions of hunger in our country, on tv or social media, can feel abstract. Being at Rio Grande Food Project, in an urban food desert neighborhood on Albuquerque's Westside brings the issue into sharp focus. Hunger is not abstract. Unfortunately, it's a Rudolfo Anaya Elementary student struggling to learn, it's a grandma raising her grandkids - imagining she'll never retire, it's a 62-year-old, taking care of her elderly dad, who just learned she's no longer eligible for SNAP benefits because caregiving doesn't count as work. It's over 1,300 kids, adults, and seniors accessing Rio Grande Food Project food and services EVERY WEEK.
Community members and kind supporters like you - who believe no one in our community should face hunger at all and certainly NOT alone - make Rio Grande Food Project's hunger alleviation and food security work possible.
My experience at RGFP leads me to believe we CAN build a community where everyone has access to the food they need, and food pantries CAN do more than offer food - they can connect folks with resources and education that target root causes and cultivate improved long-term stability household by household. So, I'd like to humbly ask you to join me with a gift to Rio Grande Food Project. Every dollar helps put nourishing food on the table and does worlds to strengthen community.
THANK YOU!