Food Insecurity Reflection Paper

This past weekend I had the chance to return to my friend’s church to volunteer. I helped with collecting donating food from church members, and helping serve the dinner that evening. This dinner was advertised around the surrounding community by the church members and there was a great mix of participants. Those ranging from mild food insecurity to those that are pretty well off, upper middle class. It was interesting to watch the interaction between these various diverse socioeconomic groups. I was very appreciative that I was invited back to help out at this event, as it was very influential in my consideration of food insecurity. I often assume that those that are well off or high middle class and upper class would prefer not to find themselves around and associating with those that are considered food insecure. This idea comes from the fact that they are less likely to cross paths with someone …show more content…
I believe there should be programs where diverse groups of people and all aspects of society come together to get to know each other over a simple dinner. This will be an interesting experience for everyone, as mentioned above. There are stories to be shared, memories to be created, connections to be made and positive thoughts to be made. The greatest thing for food insecure individuals would be the possible connections to be made. This event could lead to positive opportunities for these individuals. I would love to see individuals that attend events similar to this to find a way to escape food insecurity through the connections that can be made at these community dinners. I would have think that a church dinner could be so influential for someone, however, in reality it could be life changing. The best relationship can be made in this setting. A life changing moment for a food insecure individual could be the moment that they realize how important attending church could be in the process of beating food