F. Amanda Tugade @writefelissa.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Today’s the day this story comes out in print. So much time, love, care and thought went into this project. Hoping that it makes a difference somehow. From me & @scanlancody.bsky.social 020
F. Amanda Tugade @writefelissa.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Another is widower Paul Tullis. He lost his two adult sons in the last few years. Food is a form of connection, a link to community, to interaction. Without it, many experience isolation and loneliness. Paul said Pam, the woman who delivers his meals, has become his friend. 120
F. Amanda Tugade @writefelissa.bsky.social · 25/11/2024I think about Marisol, in particular. A single mother and former social worker with mental illness. “Cesar Chavez always said, 'If you want to get to know people … you invite them into your home and you let them eat with you. " … But how you gonna break bread if you don't got no bread?" 110
F. Amanda Tugade @writefelissa.bsky.social · 25/11/2024A months-long project the very talented @scanlancody.bsky.social & I have worked on is out now. We followed three Iowans, working to make ends meet to afford food and other basic needs. 143
F. Amanda Tugade @writefelissa.bsky.social · 20/11/2024A new report came out last week, recounting the experiences of 10 homeless families in DSM and thinking about this finding: 020
