by Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA

My husband shared this remarkable story with me, and I wanted to pass it on to all of you. One of his employees, we'll call her Sally, was shopping in a local mall. A young child came up to her begging for money for food. It was clear that this child was hungry, and Sally asked to speak to the child's mother. It turns out, the mother spoke broken English, had three children, no job, was abandoned by her husband, had an exorbitant rent she could not afford, for a small apartment with no heat or hot water. Rather than questioning the story or walking away, Sally decided she was going to help this woman and her family. When she returned to work at my husband's office, she let everyone know that she was collecting blankets and towels for this family. Many people responded. I heard about this woman's plight as my husband was going through our linen closet, putting aside items for her.