Our Executive Director, Nathan Montgomery, shares the miraculous story of gaining ownership of our Urbana property.

Our Executive Director, Nathan Montgomery, shares the miraculous story of gaining ownership of our Urbana property.
“What do you do?” is usually one of the very first questions asked in a conversation between two strangers. How do you think you might feel if you had no meaningful answer to that question? “The Lord God took the man…
Since we first transitioned into our current credit-earning model in the fall of 2014, we have done our best to make the unique opportunities we provide available to every person who desires to participate. Not surprisingly, the number of people…
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…
Read More An Incomplete Understanding of Poverty Leads to Solutions That Don’t Work
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…
Read More How Your Dollars and Cents Help Salt & Light Make Change
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…
Read More 3 Ways Buying Groceries at Salt & Light Will Transform Your Community
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…
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…
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…