She Remembers Hunger. Now She Feeds Her Town.

Shawna knows the particular kind of fear that comes at 2 a.m., when you're doing the math on groceries and it just doesn't add up. After her divorce, she raised three kids alone, working job after job, and some nights there still wasn't enough food to go around. She never forgot that feeling — and she promised herself that if she ever had a little extra, she'd make sure no one near her went to bed hungry.

Three and a half years later, that promise is a twice-a-month tradition. Shawna and her family gather whatever they can and open their table to anyone who's hungry. Pay what you can. Can't pay? You still eat. No forms, no shame, no questions. Strangers sit down as neighbors and leave as family.

Now Shawna is reaching for something bigger: a real Pay What You Can Cafe — walls, a kitchen, tables, a warm room where people can come in from the cold and be treated like they matter. Someone without money could wash dishes instead of paying, and walk out with their dignity whole. Down the road, she dreams of adding free clothing, everyday essentials, even jobs for people rebuilding their lives after prison.

Shawna has already given her time, her heart, and her own kitchen. What she needs now is a community willing to help her finish the walls. Your gift — of any size — turns her dream into a place where no one in her town has to go hungry again. Give today, and be part of the answer to Shawna's prayer.