Giving back to Valley senior citizens in subsidized housing — it's the Esperança way. Five decades and counting, this Phoenix nonprofit has deep roots. MORE ⬇️
Moises Mejia leads the Stove to Table program at Esperança. He said volunteering here years ago led to a deep passion for helping others and a mission to share hope.They work together chopping, roasting, and sometimes baking select items from the garden.
"Since all of our meals are for a population with a high incidence of chronic illness, we're very aware of the sodium content of our food, so we don't use anything canned. I make all of our broths from scratch," Mejia said."I spent 15 years working as an engineer, and having work that didn't have a lot of reward," he said."It's great. I loved it.
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