Lucy came to the food bank pregnant with her toddler strapped to her hip, looking for groceries for her family. At the registration desk, she saw the birthday kits and asked if she could have one for her son, sharing how she is trying to cut every corner she can to try to afford baby supplies before her baby is born. One of those supplies was a stroller and Lucy knew how much they cost, and with rent and other bills to cover, she wasn’t sure how she could afford one.
One of our warehouseman, Rob overheard the conversation, noticed the baby on her hip and that she was expecting and realized we could do more than food and a birthday kit that day. He immediately thought of the gently used double stroller that had been donated to the food bank just a couple months prior. We had been holding onto it, waiting for the right family to take it home.
Lucy was asked if a double stroller might help. Immediately, her eyes grew big followed by tears of gratitude.
This gift meant one less expense, and a little more room in the budget for rent. She was going to provide something that her growing family needed without having to choose between it and skipping a meal.
Rob brought the stroller out and walked it across the street with her. She beamed the entire way. She came through our doors looking for food and experienced so much more—compassion, generosity and an answer to a prayer she didn’t expect to find that day.
