This blog post, which Salt & Light kindly allows me to include here, will describe what inspired me to start REcompute, the project created to recycle old laptops, make tech more widely available, and keep old machines out of the…
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Did You Know This Happens at Salt & Light Too?
When most people think of Salt & Light, they think about thrift (donations and sales) and our participants that earn store credit for volunteering with us. But it's not only our credit-earning participants that depend on the resources and services…
The Power of Work
“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…
Donating Goods – What to Bring and Why It Matters
Are you looking for an organization that will take your gently used items and makes the most of them? We, at Salt & Light, would be honored to receive your donated goods and make them available to our community members. …
How Volunteering Benefits the Volunteer
Many people are surprised to find that when they set out to make a difference in things around them, they also end up being changed in ways they did not expect.
Program Update
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…
An Incomplete Understanding of Poverty Leads to Solutions That Don’t Work
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…
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Why People of All Abilities Volunteer at Salt & Light
If you ever volunteered or visited at Salt & Light during the years we were an emergency food pantry, you would have found many people with various types of disabilities standing in line for food. This is a reflection of…
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Volunteer Spotlight – Patti Hand
Patti has been a valuable member of our volunteer team for the last nine months. Starting in our clothing processing area, Patti has moved into a volunteer administration role, helping our team with scheduling, reports, and so much more. Patti…
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…
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