I grew up in Northern California and began volunteering in rescue missions at a very young age. My dad was a physician and ran a free medical clinic at the missions – my siblings and I would often attend the clinic with him where we would serve food and play music. Despite this exposure, upon moving to LA to pursue my Ph.D., I was shocked and unexpectedly impacted by the extent of homelessness in the city. When I came across HoFoCo, I was impressed with the humanity with which they have intersected the LA homeless community – a quality reminiscent of my dad treating patients who had no means to repay him. Wanting to volunteer at the time but being limited by time and money as a grad student, I committed to one day supporting the efforts of HoFoCo. Now, although I find myself living on the East Coast, I continue to support monthly the work of HoFoCo in their effort to curb food insecurity in Los Angeles.