MIAMI — Pamela Johnson said she was grateful for Curley’s House, a nonprofit organization based in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood.
Johnson, a great-grandmother and retired school cafeteria worker, said the nonprofit’s food bank does a great service.
“A lot of these people would not eat ... We thank God for Curley’s,” Johnson said. “Curley’s makes a great impact in our neighborhood. We pray that it keeps going.”
For 16 years, Elba Salcedo, a wheelchair user, said she has been visiting the nonprofit organization every Tuesday to get food assistance.
“They help me and many others,” Elba said in Spanish.
Lavern Spicer, the executive director and founder of Curley’s House, said treating their customers with kindness is a priority.
“We are not just feeding the body, we are feeding the soul, feeding the spirit,” Spicer said. “We are providing hope where there is no hope.”
The nonprofit aims to feed 5,000 customers every month. George Willard said he needs their help even when he receives federal food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
“We have been a beacon of light in our community for over 30 years,” Spicer said.
For more information about how to help this and other nonprofit organizations, visit The Miami Foundation’s Local 10 Fund page.
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