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LIVED EXPERIENCE LEADS TO COMBATTING SOCIAL ISOLATION
Valerie Davis knows spending holidays alone. In consideration of her own lived experience she reflected on how the holidays can deepen social isolation for neighbors who are already carrying so much alone. Working alongside her neighbors on the near Eastside, she helps lead an annual tradition of delivering meals to isolated seniors, turning care into a shared act of community. Using Joy Funds, they choose to provide meals they themselves would want to sit down and enjoy, rooted in dignity, warmth, and quality. Partnering with Kountry Kitchen, the food is familiar and comforting. To Valerie it’s important that people feel genuine consideration as people not a charity checkbox mentioning that some don’t even have the option to cook the donations they are given by traditional leaning sources. This serves as reminder that nourishment, especially during the holidays, is as much about connection as it is about food.
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REFLECTIONS ON ADDRESSING SOCIAL ISOLATION WITH VALERIE DAVIS AND NEIGHBORS
HOW CAN YOU USE YOUR LIVED EXPERIENCE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?
SCAN TO HEAR VALERIE TALK ABOUT HER LIVED EXPERIENCE AND SUPPORTING HER NEIGHBORS ON THE LEARNING TREE ’ S AMBASSADOR PLAYLIST
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