Fred's Pantry Helps Widowed Mom

Anna* (*name changed to protect privacy) recently started coming to Fred’s Pantry with her daughter. She lost her husband to covid-19 and through her tears she relates that she doesn’t know how to get through life without her husband, as she totally relied on him for everything. 

Anna stayed home with their young daughter while her husband worked leaving her with no source of income. A friend told her about Fred’s Pantry x CHHOP and while she admits that she was embarrassed about asking for help, she knew that coming to Fred’s Pantry was her path to survival. She is now working one or two days a week and reports that she saves the money she makes from her job to pay rent. 

Anna relies solely on Fred’s Pantry for food. At the pantry she receives rice, pasta, dry beans, fruit salad, tomato sauce, chicken, salmon, fresh vegetables as well as fruit, eggs, milk, cheese and dessert. “The volunteers at Fred’s Pantry are amazing, they always receive me with a smile on their face,” says Anna. “Fred’s Pantry was sent from heaven to aid people like me, who are in desperate need of help.”