“It’s your neighbors,” AR Pointer told me.  

I had been asking AR about the organization she started in the small town of Aromas, in south Santa Cruz County, called Neighbors Helping Neighbors. It’s one of Second Harvest’s newest member agencies, and twice a month the group distributes fresh produce provided by the food bank to families in need.  

“Who comes to the food distributions?” I had asked AR.  

She answered, “It’s your neighbors. It’s the people next door to you that you don’t even know need help.”  Read more...