Right now, as the federal government remains shut down, nearly 42 million Americans are wondering how they’ll put food on the table. SNAP benefits, the nation’s largest nutrition assistance program, hang in limbo. For many families, that means the grocery money they count on to get through the month could vanish overnight. When we talk about food aid, too often we reduce it to numbers and programs. But food is far more than calories or policy. It’s how we welcome neighbors, celebrate milestones and heal when life breaks our hearts. Across cultures and faiths, food is sacred. It’s how we extend care and dignity to one another, how we prove each day that we see and value each other as human beings. In our work, with one of us leading a foundation rooted in community and the other leading a

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