Dig Inn: Food Access and Community Support

Short for the bus? Still have to feed my baby. You're choosing between [music] riding the bus and feeding your baby? That's the world we live in.

It's just me and I live paycheck [music] to paycheck. How much are you short for the bus? About 75 cents. And if you don't pay, you get kicked off.

Trying to get home? Yeah. What's your dream? I just want her I want her to live a better life than I did, you know?

Growing up, we lived in one-bedroom apartment, all of us. Me and my mom, my brothers and my little sister. How many kids? Four.

In a one-bedroom? So where did you sleep? We slept on the bed. All you guys?

Yeah. That's a lot of people on one bed. Mhm. My mom, she made it work.

My mom was very strong. Like putting it out. So it's a struggle to pay for rent? Yeah.

Yeah? I'm just making it. You're just making it. You need a hug?

Yeah, come here. Yeah. You got to feed your baby, though. Yeah.

So what are you going to do? I've been trying to figure it out since I found out I was pregnant. Aw. I don't want you to have to choose between you and your daughter today.

So I have money for you. Is this real? This is real. Oh my gosh.

You don't have to choose between feeding your baby and feeding yourself. Oh my god. Is this real? Jesus.

I also have one more thing for you, okay? You trust me? Yeah. Yeah?

Yeah. Okay. Put this around your head. What?

[music] I'll put it on the back of your head. Okay. Cover your eyes. Okay.

Okay. Follow me. [music] My biggest prayer is that I raise up my baby and my baby has everything that she needs. Has there been a time where you've had to [music] choose between feeding yourself or feeding your baby?

Yes. Okay, so stand right here, okay? When I count down from three, take your blindfold off, okay? Okay.

Three, two, one. You're not going to have to worry about choosing between feeding [music] your kid and feeding yourself. Degage wants to give you free food for an entire year. Oh my what?

[music] Thank you so much. Oh my god, this is not real. This is not real. Are you serious?

From the bottom of my heart, me and my baby, thank you so much. You don't understand how much we really needed [music] this. This is big. Thank you so much.

Happy for you. Thank you so much. You're so welcome.