(Photo by Nancy Stone for Nourishing Hope) Kirby Reed was 25 years old when he took his first jazz dance class — an enthralling experience that altered his life’s direction. “I was hooked from that day on,” said Reed, now 61. “I felt free. I got out of my own way. I got out of […]
Longtime volunteer Anne Blanton gives a fist bump during a recent distribution. All photos by Alyssa Schukar for Nourishing Hope. Clyde Wright prefers solitude. He lives alone and spends countless by himself on long walks and at the library. He likes to visit Grant Park in the winter, he laughed, because he has it mostly […]
(All photos by Nancy Stone for Nourishing Hope.) Gwen McGee-Boyd is known for both her generosity and her pound cakes on her block in Jeffrey Manor on Chicago’s Far South Side, a leafy street lined with brick bungalows and duplexes. She’s lived here for most of her life. Her father was a long-haul driver for […]
It all started with a simple inquiry: What’s for dinner? Early in the pandemic, like many other Americans, Charlie Garrido and Jason Mark Roberts found themselves cooking a lot more than before. They began posting humorous minute-long videos on social media about what they were having for dinner on any given night, often co-starring their […]
Media contact: Greg Trotter, 773-850-9745 greg.trotter@nourishinghopechi.org Lakeview Pantry rebrands as Nourishing Hope, plans to serve more people in need Nourishing Hope also opens new headquarters and online market pickup site with goal of expanding food, mental wellness and social service programs to communities across the city Lakeview Pantry is changing its name to Nourishing Hope […]