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August Service Team Roundup!
Teams in our Food Security Project (FSP) reported 33 events in August, serving 13,032 individual beneficiaries and giving out 13,032 meals! Additional GO Humanity Service Teams (GO Teams) held 14 more service events. Recognitions We just added two new teams to our Food Security Project: Susquehanna Valley Ethical Society and Atheists Helping the Homeless, DC!…
Read MoreHomelessness and the Fear of Standing Out
By Zephyr-Rose Poe I’ve loved having funky glasses since I first began wearing them at the age of 7. When I discovered that I could buy rainbow glasses, I was ecstatic. I’m on my third pair. When I moved to Orlando, I came with the assumption that it was an extremely queer-friendly city. When I…
Read More“You have that look of a homeless person.”
Zephyr-Rose Poe is a queer, disabled, unhoused person who has recently moved cross-country to the Orlando-area. Zephyr has previously written and published two books: A Butterfly’s Wings, a book of poetry centered around feminism, queerness, and mental health, as well as The Adventure of It All, a two-part memoir about traveling around the world in…
Read MoreI Never Thought I’d be Unhoused
I never thought that I’d be unhoused. When you are disabled, you are presented with a series of hoops to jump through. Applications for social security benefits, SNAP (food stamps), and Medicaid. Section 8 lists are closed in most places—they aren’t even accepting new applicants. When I first started jumping through hoops, I was lucky…
Read MoreHelp us pack thousands of meals in one day!
Food banks across the country are reporting record demand for their services, but a severe shortage of volunteers and food. In 2019, we joined with Black Nonbelievers to pack over 11,000 meals in one day for a local food bank. We’re organizing the event again as part of the Sept. 30th – Oct. 2nd Women…
Read MoreJuly Service Team Roundup!
Teams in our Food Security Project (FSP) reported 25 events in July, serving 13,300 individual beneficiaries and giving out 5,336 meals! Additional GO Humanity Service Teams (GO Teams) held 11 more service events.
Read MoreJune Service Team Roundup!
Teams in our Food Security Project (FSP) reported 25 events in June, serving 13,569 individual beneficiaries and giving out 4,696 meals! Additional GO Humanity Service Teams (GO Teams) held 18 more service events.
Read MoreImpact Numbers Are In For Secular Week of Action!
We just finished our annual report on Secular Week of Action (SWoA), which took place April 29th to May 8th this year!
Read MoreMay Service Team Roundup!
Teams in our Food Security Project (FSP) reported 28 events in May, serving 12,874 individual beneficiaries and giving out 4,150 meals! Additional GO Humanity Service Teams (GO Teams) held 18 more service events. Recognitions Team of the Month goes to Pikes Peak Atheists & Pikes Peak Atheists Families! For Secular Week of Action, this Colorado…
Read MoreAnnual Impact and New Priorities for Food Rescue Alliance
Food Rescue Alliance (FRA) just filed their latest 12-month impact report since receiving our Compassionate Impact Grant. It shows that FRA’s members—the local food rescue teams that are part of FRA’s national network—rescued 11,121,981 pounds of food in 2021.
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