This episode:
- Meet the founder, Tim Turner
- What is Satisfeed?
- Hunger prevention
- Get involved
- The call to serve
In Gwinnett County, 47,000 Kids Worry About food
11% of the population suffers from food insecurity — being without reliable access to food. Over half of Gwinnett’s children receive free or reduced meals during the school year. So what happens when school is out?
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From the Founder
Many years back, my son, 13 at the time, happened to be playing baseball with the son of the founder of a non-profit food distribution program. The father and I got to talking about his work, and I was stunned by his words. At the time, I had no idea about the local hunger issue. For all I knew, Gwinnett was a prosperous county. When I began to look into it, it was like a curtain was raised. Hunger wasn’t just an abstract problem on another continent, but a real crisis that affects our friends and neighbors in Gwinnett.
Once I knew about the ubiquity of food insecurity, I had to do something. It’s who I am, and it’s what I want to do. With the help of like-minded individuals, and with onsite training from veterans in the field, I started my own program of food rescue and distribution.
Satisfeed was born out of my wish to serve the community that is my home. Fueled by the joy of receiving a meal, and by the human connections we build along the way, I work to nourish Gwinnett.
