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“I have a one-year-old, and I’m a stay-at-home mom. We’re down to one income, just my husband’s income. It’s been kind of hard trying to balance buying groceries and gas. I live out in Dulzura, so I drive out because there’s nothing out there really. To get groceries and stuff, I have to come to El Cajon, which makes my expenses a little higher because I’m just so far out. This definitely takes a little bit of stress off my back for sure. Formula is expensive, but now that she’s not on formula, it’s even more expensive because I have to plan meals and snacks. And so this is a big resource, knowing that I could do this to supplement a little bit. Thank you to all of the donors.”

“I’m almost 65. The only benefit I have is this one. I don’t have anything else. I don’t have medical. Just the food that I get. Whatever I need, that’s what I take. It’s good. I like it. The economy is not really good right now. I’m a bus driver. My company, we usually have a lot of work. But they cut down all these jobs. We only have five buses, and they have to divide the work between the drivers they have. So there’s just not as much work for you as there was. Everything’s more expensive. It’s hard, but I try to survive.”

“Lucas is in his first year of kindergarten. It’s just me and him, and our dog. I love California. It’s definitely way more expensive than North Carolina, so we’re always on a tight budget. I rely on the YMCA on base. They also do a food drive every two weeks, and that takes a lot of the financial pressure off. Mainly, I’m able to rely on dry goods, and I just buy the meats and milk or cold stuff myself, and it helps a lot.  A lot of times, military families don’t get paid that much. It’s very heartwarming because you build a community. You know that if you’re ever struggling with money, you have a way to feed your family. So it’s very comforting.”