“Now retired, I have the opportunity to indulge in the things I enjoy - gardening, camping, cooking, endless home improvement projects and travel. Prior to my retirement I was a Realtor and helped find housing for my clients. Now I am in the position of serving those whose only housing may be a tent or tarp on a river bar or a parking lot. My entry into Humboldt Soup’s On began as a donor and morphed into a server. Like many of us, I had minimal contact with the unhoused. Working with these individuals has enabled me to meet them where they are and begin to understand the varied circumstances that brought them here as well as their sense of community with one another.  It’s a great group to be a part of!”