Dear Wonderful Volunteers, In this constantly changing world, one thing I can count on is our volunteers. Some of you are just starting and some have been volunteering for years. You are seen and appreciated, and you do essential work. Because of you, families are fed and individuals are supported, in the crucial need of...Read More

Dear Wonderful Volunteers, Thank you, everyone, for all your hard work picking up food, labeling food, stocking our shelves, working shifts, delivering compost, cutting up boxes, and making deliveries. Also, special thanks to our wonderful greeters, who worked in incredibly cold weather, welcoming our clients to Aunt Dot’s Place. We had 317 client visits in...Read More

Dear Wonderful Volunteers, I am remembering today the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., who said in 1965, “Let us march on poverty until no American parent has to skip a meal so that their children may eat.” Yet we know from our clients that some of them did skip meals so their children could eat, but...Read More

Dear Wonderful Volunteers, November was an amazing month for Aunt Dot’s Place with the government shutdown, the freeze of SNAP benefits, the increasing numbers of clients, but also the amazing outpouring of support from our community. I’m so proud of every volunteer who manned longer shifts and who spent hours processing food donations that just...Read More

Dear Wonderful Volunteers, As many of you know, the government shutdown has exacerbated food insecurity for many. The number of clients who come to Aunt Dot’s Place is steadily rising. There has been a 22 percent increase in clients since last year. In October, we had 303 visits. Fortunately, our community has been responding with...Read More