What is poverty? Merriam-Webster defines poverty as the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions. Our government’s own definition (all 184 words of it) is rooted in income thresholds based on…
Nathan Montgomery
How Your Dollars and Cents Help Salt & Light Make Change
The changes we have undergone at Salt & Light have drawn a ton of attention because of our unique approach to access to basic to resources like food and clothing. For many, our developmental model is all they need to…
3 Ways Buying Groceries at Salt & Light Will Transform Your Community
It’s a common misconception that Salt & Light’s grocery and thrift store is not open to the public. We often find people think either 1) Our store is only for those in need, or 2) If they shop in our…
What Really Matters?
In Matthew 22, we find this interaction between Jesus and the Pharisees: 34But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36“Teacher, which is…
Hunger isn’t What You’ve Been Told it is Part 2
hungry adjective / hun·gry / ˈhəŋ-grē a: feeling an uneasy or painful sensation from lack of food: feeling hunger (merriam-webster.com) In Part 1 I revealed the misleading marketing used by those benefiting from the hunger mythology, and how that marketing has influenced…
Hunger isn’t What You’ve Been Told it is: Part 1
hungry adjective / hun·gry / ˈhəŋ-grē a: feeling an uneasy or painful sensation from lack of food: feeling hunger (merriam-webster.com) You have probably seen countless commercials, billboards, and advertisements lamenting the number of people suffering from hunger in the U.S., and if…