Odade bethula i-Barberton food pantry, ukulethwa njengoba i-Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank ifuna ozakwethu abaningi bomphakathi – Izindaba – I-Akron Beacon Journal

Ngaphansi kwendlu engaphansi yesonto lesipha ubuKristu e-Baberton, amavolontiya aqala ukufunwa okuhlukahlukene ezitsheni zokudla ezivela emizini efuna.

Ngoba odade baseFarris, Umama wabo nabanye badlulela ngaphesheya ekhishini, yonke inkambu inedumela nokulandisa. Lo khaya uthanda amasoseji ebhulakufesi. Le khaya inezingane, nokuthi indlu ayinalo uhla.

Ngaphakathi komhlangano - lapho inqwaba yezidlo zama-pantries zivaliwe - uLila noGrace Farris zikhuphuka zingenzi inzuzo entsha nokwakha ukuxhumana nabantu abazisebenzelayo.

“Simane sinomdlandla ngokuphatha yonke indlu nomuntu ngamunye njengomuntu,” ULila Farris wathi. “Sifisa ukwenza ukuxhumana nabantu eqenjini lethu futhi baqinisekise ukuthi bayazi ukuthi siyabakhathalela.”

Lula, 21, nomusa, 17, ngosizo lukamama wabo, Kallie, zisezigabeni zokuqala zokukhuphuka ezingenzi-nzuzo zabo ezintsha, Isobho inqola yosizo. Odade baqala ukusebenza nge-Akron-Canton Regional FoodBank ngo-Ephreli, Kodwa-ke bebelokhu benza ukudla esikhathini esingaba yiminyaka emibili.

Katie carver mhlanga, Umqondisi Wezingane Zomphakathi namaphakeji, kushiwo imisebenzi emincane enjengale “ukushaya kwenhliziyo komphakathi wethu ku-all ephelele.” Noma kunjalo ngokudla kufuna ukweqisa njengakuqala, Iningi labangane bakaFoodBank-Jehovask bakhalela iminyango yabo ngenxa yeCoronavirus.

Umphakathi we-FoodBank uqukethe cishe 500 amasheya, Ukushushuluza amawebhusayithi okudla, izindawo zokukhosela kanye namaphakeji aletha ukudla kwawo kuFolks ekusweleni.

Ku 2020, 19 Kulawa maphakheji aqede ukusebenza. I-Carver Reed yathi 70 amaphakheji ahlukene avale okungaphansi kokuphendula kafushane kwiCovid-19.

Iningi lomphakathi we-FoodBank liqukethe izinhlangano ezincanyana ezinabasebenzi abazithandela kuphela. Lezi zinhlangano ezincane ezifunwayo zifunwa ku-frontline to throw streams, ikakhulukazi manje lapho isidingo seqiwe ngokweqile, I-Carver Reed yathi.

Ephendula ulwazi kusuka ku-foodbank, Ukusatshalaliswa kokudla kuhlala 20% kukhule kunokokugcina 12 izinyanga kulo lonke umphakathi wayo wesishiyagalombili. Ukondla america kulinganisela a 41% thuthukisa ngaphakathi kwezinhlobonhlobo zabantu ezibhekene nokubulawa yindlala ngaphakathi kwendawo ye-FoodBank, kanye a 51% Thuthukisa izingane ekusweleni.

I-Akron-Canton Regional FoodBank isebenza iCarroll, Holmes, I-Medina, Isanda, Ushushululu, Isiqongo, Ama-Tuscarawas kanye neWayne Counties.

Maqondana 270,000 abantu ngaphakathi kwesikhala se-foodBank abazi indawo ukudla kwabo okulandelayo kuzovela, phezulu kusuka 190,000 owokugcina 12 izinyanga, Ephendula i-foodbank.

“Manje, Ngaphakathi kwalesi sigameko esihle, nomphakathi wethu ngaphansi kohlobo olukhulu kangaka, Sihileleke kakhulu maqondana nokuthinteka kwe-Covid-19,” UMongameli kanye ne-CEO Dan Flowers eshiwo ekukhishweni kwabezindaba. “Indlela eyodwa yokugcina umsebenzi wethu ukuletha abangane abasha ebhodini ukugcwalisa umgodi. Izakhiwo zesonto, Izinhlangano zeqembu nezinhlangano ezinikela ngezinhlobo zazo zonke izinhlobo zifunwa ukuzigaya njengabangane bangaphambili.”

I-Carver Reed yasho amavolontiya amaningi ayingxenye yemiphakathi enobungozi obukhulu kwi-Covion-19, kanye nezakhamizi ezathatha umhlalaphansi. Ngemuva kokugcina ngaphakathi ukuze uhlale uvikelekile, kungahle kube nomphumela wokuswelakala kwamandla.

Ngokusebenzisa 2008 inhlekelele yezimali, Ukudla kufumanekile, Noma kunjalo ukudla kwama-pantries kwavela njengokugcwalisa isidingo, Izimbali zichaziwe.

I-Carver Reed yaphinde yathi lapho bekungeyona izingqinamba ezifanayo mayelana nokuphepha kanye nokudideka komphakathi, okungenzeka ukuthi ukumisa abantu ekugcwaliseni isidingo kulokhu.

Uveze abangane abasha abakhululekileyo abangela nje njengodadewethu we-Farris yikho okudingekayo.

“Bayazi wonke umuntu abakhonza ngesihloko. Bayazi ukuthi banabahlu noma cha noma cha,” I-Carver Reed yathi. “Lokhu akubangenisa kuzo ukudla; Kumayelana nokwenza inkomba kubo.”

Isobho inqola usizo lilethwe emizini eyisishiyagalombili ngoLwesine ebusuku isikhathi, kanye nezilinganiso 12 emizini eyishumi nanhlanu njalo ngenyanga, nabanye abathola ukulethwa okuningana, UKellie Farris wathi. Yonke insimu kufanele inikeze amakhaya hhayi ngaphansi kwezinsuku ezimbalwa zesidlo sasekuseni, Isidlo sasemini nesidlo sakusihlwa.

ULila Farris wathi mama wakhe kwaba ugqozi wakhe nomusa ukuqala ukuzinikela. Ukuhlangana kwendlu bekuzoya emiphakathini ekusweleni nasekudleni.

Odade bebengahlelanga ukuletha ukuletha ukudla kubhubhane, “Imane ifakwe ngaleyo ndlela,” ULila usho. Kodwa-ke washo ukuthi babejabule ngethemba lokusebenzela abantu abangakwazi ukuhambisa izindlu zabo.

Uveze ukuthi bathole kanye nendlela engcono kakhulu yokuthumela ngokuphephile, futhi uhloniphe imingcele yabantu kuyo yonke indawo ye-Covion-19.

Ukuhambisa ukudla manje kubalulekile kubantu abathile ngokudla bokungavikeleki emiphakathini enobungozi obukhulu be-Covion-19, Ngaphezu kwalezo ezingenazo izinto zokuhamba, wathi.

UKellie Farris washo enye indawo yokudlela abahlangane nabo ngebhayisekili ukuze bathole kulo lonke idolobha emsebenzini wakhe, ehlise amahora akhe ngaphansi kokuwohloka kwezezimali.

ULila Farris uthe i-nonrofit encane engenzi nzuzo inesisekelo esinamandla sabantu abakukhuthazayo ukunikela. Njalo ngeviki bathumela imibhalo futhi bathola iminikelo evela eqenjini ukuhlinzeka ngabantu ngokufuna.

Ubhubhane luholele ekufundeni impukane. Kuyakhululwa ngokuningiliswe ezintweni ezithile ezimangazayo, Njengokuhambisa iphepha elinikelwe egumbini lokuphumula endaweni yokufinyelela endaweni yokufinyelela, UKellie Farris wathi.

Ngaphezu kwalokho baya eqenjini ukusesha labo abafuna ukusiza labo.

ULila Farris washo umgomo wokugxila kakhulu ukulethwa, Kodwa-ke ngaphezu kwalokho basebenza nge-pantry yokudla. Uveze imali yophahla lwe-BLC Ukuthenga imali yabo ekudleni ngobuningi kusuka ku-foodbank, Imvamisa baphelezelela ukuthi abathengisi bokudla bagijime lapho befunwa.

I-Soup Wein Aid yathola imibala yayo engenzi inzuzo inyanga embalwa edlule, futhi isebenza ngendlela yendlela yokuguqula iqembu elisemthethweni. Kuzokhula kube yisambulela phezu kwakho konke okufinyelela odade, wathi.

Kufanele manje, I-nonprofit ihambisa imisebe yemizuzu embalwa engama-30 kubantu abaseduze kweBarberton naseNorton.

UGrace Farris wathi kungenzeka kube nzima ngezikhathi ezithile, ikakhulukazi selokhu bafunda njengoba behamba eceleni, Kodwa-ke ngaphezu kwalokho kuyavuza.

“Ngokuvamile kungadida ukuqeda zonke izinkinga abantu abahlangabezana nazo, Noma kunjalo kuphakama ngokomoya ukubona ukuthi iyini insimu encane yokudla engayenza empilweni yomuntu othile nokuthi yini ebonisa uthando oluthile olungayenza,” wathi.

Izimbali zathi kuyajabulisa ukubona abantu abasha benikeza lolu hlobo lomsebenzi ngesikhathi esibalulekile. Uveze inkathi endala yenza umphakathi wawo omningi impela, Kodwa-ke ukuthi le nkathi elandelayo yabantu abancane yiyo “akhuliswe ukuze avolontiya” sengathi akabonanga ngaphambili.

Ephendula i-foodbank, Abangane abasha abakhululekile kakhulu babaluleke kakhulu ukususa umkhawulo ekudleni kokudla, kanye nokuhamba, Kuvulwa kanjani amaphakheji okudla okudla kanye nemikhawulo yokuthi indlu ingangena kanjani kuhlelo.

Ukuba yilungu lomphakathi we-FoodBank kunganikeza ukungenela abangane ukuhlinzeka, Amagajethi we-Dairy nama-Bakery, kanye nohlu olubanzi lokudla okuqinile okushukunyiswayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho ihlinzeka ngokungena eziphathimeni ezixhaswe ngemali, kanye nokuqeqesha ezinye izindlela.

Imininingwane eyengeziwe ingatholakala ku- akroncantonfoodbank.org/join-our-partner-etwork.

I-Carver Reed yasho isidingo sokudla kanye nabangane bangemva kwendlala baphakamisile kakhulu. Kodwa-ke waveza ukuthi ukhonze, kanye nokubhekana ne-foodbank, kungaba lula kunabantu abacabangayo.

“Sonke kungenzeka ukuthi kungenzeka sazi othile ofuna ukusiza,” I-Carver Reed yathi. “Futhi kungenzeka kube ngabantu abazobasiza.”

Abantu bahehe ngokufunda okungeziwe mayelana nesobho inqola yosizo noma ukunikela kwi-nonprofit kungaya kuCBCBarberton.com/Video. Abantu abanemibuzo noma abahlabezelwe yi-vounteering futhi bangakwazi ukufaka nge-imeyili nge-mail m.soupwagonrelirelief@gmail.com.

Atholwe intatheli uSean McDonnell at 330-996-3186 noma smcdonnell@thebeacoconjournal.com.