I owe this spark of change to my most amazing mother, who always provides tremendous support when I am working Pastoring the youth and young adults close to home, raising awareness through Polar Bear Kitchen a Cultural + Culinary Smoothie Company, and breaking through in the healthcare industry of Therapy as Clinical Psychologist.

How did it all begin? Simply put, one evening I opened my refrigerator to find an abundance of food, donated by my mother, of course. I'm talking about more food than I can eat. Naturally, I didn't want to waste perfectly wonderful food, so I enlisted the help of my daughter. We warmed up some to-go plates and began driving around Los Angeles neighborhoods, asking individuals living on the streets, "If they were hungry and would like a hot meal"?

Everything was OK until I came across a woman who exhibited tremendous thanks after saying, "I haven't eaten in a week." Could you imagine? These are the words that sounded the change bell in my heart. It was then that I realized that by being one person with a vision of hope and change, I could build a community of willing people who would be the wave of effect to alleviate at least one night's hunger. Doing something modest every day is such a priority of STBI that it rates high in terms of potential impact.

We set intended to serve 1,000 meals by the end of the year when we started Small Touch Big Impact (STBI) in the summer of 2020, and we more than doubled that amount, serving close to 2,000. Today, we have delivered over 19,000 full hot and cold meals to the community by scanning the streets of Los Angeles County for individuals who are alone and unable to support themselves physically, psychologically, or financially.

STBI has streamlined their donations to persons living on the streets for six months of the year as of 2021. The other half is committed to collaborating with similar organizations and shelters to provide additional resources to individuals in need. STBI is honored to inform that 100% of all donations received are allocated in completing this mission of service.

Without people like you, we would not be. STBI is supported by donations, sponsorship, and other forms of assistance from kind individuals who want to make a difference and be a part of the #CHANGE movement.

Learn more about how you can help and make a difference today.