Volunteers of the Week

Food on Foot is an opportunity to be a part of the solution to the homeless problem. The organization is run like a business and instills confidence and competence in homeless, past homeless and volunteers. Through confidence and competence, participants build positive self-esteem that they can support themselves and rely on themselves. Volunteers get the opportunity to rid themselves of guilt, and instead be a part of a solution to homelessness and hunger: two deplorable conditions which exist in America.




A memorable experience was the Christmas serving. As a volunteer, I stood in line with folks who were there to receive their Christmas meal. I met a man who lost his job and ended up homeless. He worked in the music industry, and went from a paid working project to homelessness. Our discussion humanized this man, and helped me realize that many homeless persons are not lazy, but are people who caught a bad break and did not have a family member to support them through tough times.

-Claude