She’s Spent Her Life Taking Care of People. She’s Not Done Yet.
From the time she was a child, Michelle Worsham was a caregiver. When she was just a teenager, she worked with Alzheimer’s patients at a nursing home in her hometown of Cincinnati. Later on in life, she relocated to Atlanta, working at North Fulton Medical Center where she retired, and then went on to Emory…
She Gave to Charity Her Whole Life. Then Everything Changed.
Michelle Alston was the first college graduate in her family. She became a business analyst, earning a salary that allowed her to take care of herself and help her relatives. Then she lost her job. “I’ve given to charity my whole life and always been in a place where I can give to charity, this…
Urban Recipe Food Co-ops have structure for success
Though Urban Recipe has been running food co-ops in Atlanta for over 30 years, the concept of a food cooperative can be hard to grasp. Some parts of a co-op are straightforward: each co-op meets at a recurring location, at the same time bi-weekly, a total of 26 times annually. The food comes from Urban…
The Rising Price of Food in 2026
Food prices continue to climb nationwide. In the last year, national grocery bills have risen 2.4 percent. In the remainder of 2026, the USDA predicts a 3.1 percent grocery bill increase. That’s a 5.5% increase in under 2 years! The biggest offenders in price climbs are meat, including poultry, pork and beef, as well as…
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