“The One Doing the Helping”

by Kyl Caragol

It’s been a year.

Last spring, while business shuttered, schools closed, and — most terribly — people lost their loved ones to this vicious virus, we at the Longmont Youth Center knew we had to act quickly to support our neighbors in need. Thankfully, though we were in isolation, we weren’t alone.

In partnership with several local organizations and food banks, we began organizing a free meal and grocery program. We have been able to help Longmont’s most vulnerable communities: low-income youth, elders, and folks…