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F. Amanda Tugade
@writefelissa.bsky.social
social justice reporter at Des Moines Register | email: ftugade@registermedia.com | I like tattoos, thrifting, etc.
January 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Today’s the day this story comes out in print.

So much time, love, care and thought went into this project. Hoping that it makes a difference somehow.

From me & @scanlancody.bsky.social
December 1, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Another is widower Paul Tullis. He lost his two adult sons in the last few years.

Food is a form of connection, a link to community, to interaction. Without it, many experience isolation and loneliness.

Paul said Pam, the woman who delivers his meals, has become his friend.
November 25, 2024 at 9:27 PM
I think about Marisol, in particular. A single mother and former social worker with mental illness.

“Cesar Chavez always said, 'If you want to get to know people … you invite them into your home and you let them eat with you. " … But how you gonna break bread if you don't got no bread?"
November 25, 2024 at 9:25 PM
A months-long project the very talented @scanlancody.bsky.social & I have worked on is out now. We followed three Iowans, working to make ends meet to afford food and other basic needs.
November 25, 2024 at 9:23 PM
My mood on deadline:
November 21, 2024 at 3:05 PM
A new report came out last week, recounting the experiences of 10 homeless families in DSM and thinking about this finding:
November 20, 2024 at 1:46 PM