In late 2021, we asked our clients how they feel about Circle of Concern, our programs and their experiences here. In future months, we’ll share the abundant data the survey yielded. Today, though, we’d like to offer a snippet of what our families think about Circle.
- When asked about the fresh fruits and vegetables in his groceries, a 60-year-old man said, “You gave me okra last summer. I thought I really did not like okra before. I love okra now!”
- A mother of three school-age children reported that she prefers getting a gift card for summer food for her children, rather than a bag of kid-friendly food to bridge the gap in free or reduced-cost meals at school. “We have several life-threatening allergies so it is helpful for me to pick snacks my kids can eat.”
- When asked if he ever ate less because there wasn’t enough money for food, a senior responded “Yes…my wife has severe dementia and eats a lot because she forgets she has already eaten.”
- A single mom, referring to the same question about skipping meals because there wasn’t enough money for food, offered “When my children are at their father’s, I do not make dinner for myself.”
- Commenting on our Birthday Club, a young mother praised our volunteers, “Everyone is so nice! Especially Bobbie – Bobbie is a gift to everyone she meets. XOXO.”
