One of the wonderful things about Friends In Deed is the varied paths that members of our staff have followed before becoming part of the FID community. Stacey McCarroll Cutshaw, Director of Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance, is no exception! The photo shown here – with the classic Polaroid border of its time – shows […]
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Before volunteering at Friends In Deed, Lisa worked in public relations at the Huntington Library. After she retired, she felt that her ability with words could find a use at Friends In Deed – and they did! Lisa runs workshops with our guests in The Women’s Room in which she uses the mediums of art,
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Local realtor Jeff Salcido was initially introduced to FID through the Friends In Deed/Pasadena Jaycees Operation Gobbler Thanksgiving events – something he says he found very rewarding, especially when they were able to provide a full Thanksgiving meal to a family who likely would not have been able to have one otherwise. We are grateful
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Friends In Deed has been lucky enough to count many artists among its volunteers, but what has been a first for us is for an artist to use materials from the Food Pantry with which to create art! Along with her volunteering at Friends In Deed, Carolie was teaching a sculpture class with Art Division,
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Gentle and soft spoken, Merl is a long-term and very much loved guest of The Women’s Room. She has continued to visit and get support from Friends In Deed during many years of housing insecurity and serious illness. Merl particularly enjoys the art activities that TWR provides. We have often said that art is as
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Photo credit – Frank Styduhar. From the collection of Lorenzo Hernandez. Lorenzo had realized his old friend Joe – a man in his nineties – was no longer mobile. Lorenzo began picking Joe up and taking him to Friends In Deed’s Food Pantry to get groceries. It was here that our then Food Pantry Manager,
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