PBMPA Staff

Pine Belt Multi-Purpose Agency

Left to Right: Tyanne Sly, CaSandra Bradford, April Williams, and Stephanie Wyatt

Tyanne: "You have this generational gap where back in the day, you had the older people making sure that the children ate in the community. If they didn’t have food at home, that neighbor was going to make sure that child ate. But now we have this generational gap where it’s each for their own."

April: "You can have a family with two working parents and they lose one income, they’re needy but they’re not going to come out and ask for anything. It’s stigma and it’s pride. Families want to hold onto that last piece of pride."

Stephanie: "I wish that there were a market where they sold more organic foods. We know it’s expensive but if we just had something in our area where could at least have access to it, that would be good. People used to garden a lot but it’s not like it used to be."