Make a sandwich. Make a difference.

It's what a San Francisco woman does all year long to feed the unsheltered in San Francisco neighborhoods. When Joy D'Ovidio packs lunches for the unsheltered, she pours her heart into each one.

"We want to show our love for them," she said.

D'Ovidio shares her love through food. She began her current community service back in 2016 on the day after President Trump's election. She and her husband, Gene, wanted to do something as an act of resistance that would help their San Francisco community.

"And so my husband and I made 12 sandwiches and went down to Civic Center, and we handed out the 12 lunches in three minutes," D'Ovidio said.

That inspired the D'Ovidios to start A Meal with Dignity in 2017 out of their home. The nonprofit gathers volunteer

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