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Meet Ann

Your Impact in Caldwell Parish Meet Ann When Ann retired, her schedule was set; take care of her house, tend to her garden, and go fishing. “It’s a lot of work,” she joked. Ann retired from working in the records department at St. Francis Medical Center and lives a quiet life with her husband in

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Meet Gayla

Your support helps families like Gayla’s Every morning, Gayla begins her day with a call to her 83-year-old mother. After that, she drives 30 miles to take her 13-year-old daughter to school before going to take care of her mother. As a devoted mother and daughter, Gayla’s days are full, but her heart is fuller.

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Meet Sissy

Meet Sissy Big things are on the horizon for Sissy. She’s hoping to become an official home owner soon, and her oldest child will be graduating from high school next spring. “That’s a pretty big deal,” she said, excitedly. Sissy is a mother of three children and works fulltime as a housekeeper at a local

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Meet Ray

Ray is retired and spends his day’s taking care of his wife. She has been on Dialysis the last three years and recently suffered an injury that caused her to have a long hospital stay. Like many seniors in our community, Ray and his wife live on a fixed income. With medical bills piling on

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Beatrice, Food Bank senior client

Meet Beatrice

Beatrice is no stranger to food. She worked as a nutritionist at St. Francis Medical Center for years until she retired. Now, she is spending her golden years looking after her great grandchildren each day after school. Like many seniors in our community, Beatrice lives on a fixed income and has to carefully budget to

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