#community-meals

#community-meals

Like all friends, the Friends of Grace nonprofit smooths out the rough edges of life. The San Jose group accomplishes this through a combination of classes, community and hot, healthy meals - a program known as Grace Art & Wellness that's held six days a week at the city-owned Northside Community Center. "Breakfast and lunch aren't just meals - they're a point of entry into healing and connection," said Shawna Scarpitti, president of the nonprofit.

"Food insecurity is actually higher now than at the peak of the pandemic," Tanis Crosby, executive director of the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank, told KQED. "We are already in a hunger crisis. The shutdown is exacerbating that."