Ways to receive help for SNAP/EBT recipients:

1. Nationwide Helpful Websites

• County.gov websites for Resources: SB County Community Food Resource Document: https://wp.sbcounty.gov/tad/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2022/10/Community-Food-Resources.pdf
• FoodFinder.US : Online Database
• https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank
• 211: Call here to speak to someone live or go to the website to access: Telephone Access Help

1. Social Media:

• Grocery Buddy Initiative: https://www.npr.org/2025/11/01/nx-s1-5591497/snap-benefits-shutdown-grocery-buddy-help
• ASK and SEARCH for ways to make your food stretch: Family/Friends

1. Delivery Service Initiatives

• GoPuff: https://www.gopuff.com/newsroom/community-impact/gopuff-donating-up-to-10-million-in-free-groceries-to-snap-recipients-as-families-nationwide-prepare-for-potential-lapse-in-benefits
• DoorDash, and similar initiatives: check ALL YOUR fav retailers IG pages & websites for pinned posts

1. Local Farmer Market Initiatives

• Los Angeles County FREE FOOD at Farmers Market: https://www.instagram.com/togetherwethrivefoodbank/ - In Person Food Pickup

1. NonProfit Initiatives:

• Example: Knauss Family Foundation: jeffknauss.com/snap (giving away $150 gift cards for use at a local grocery store Wegmans store)

Ways to GIVE help:

1. Social Media:

• Each one feed one: 1st Degree Help - Post on Facebook or IG Friends/Family (somewhere where you KNOW the people
• Grocery Buddy Program: 2nd Degree Help -

1. Local Community: Time/Resources

• Download my sheet, print copies, and hang them up in local communities
• Donate time, money, food to local churches and food banks: reference resource document

1. Donate to Distribute: Money/Resources

• Los Angeles County FREE FOOD at Farmers Market: https://www.instagram.com/togetherwethrivefoodbank/ - In Person Food Dropoff
• GoPuff, DoorDash, and similar initiatives

1. Just send cash

Resource: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bCAkW3V3gbsGx0TLibV7y3poXJKphPjfEa-K99jYsg4/edit?tab=t.0

I was searching for myself and found Him instead. On my 7 year journey of self-discovery, the questions "What is my purpose" and "What the heck am I doing with my life," were constantly circulating my mind.

In that relentless quest to know, I ended up learning so much more about God than I'd expected. Most notably, the fact that I could not begin to understand my purpose without first understanding the one who gave it to me.

I hope you come back for more on this...

Is marriage the new idol in the church?

In this powerful conversation, I'm joined by my dear friend Andrea "Rocky" Nguyen, a former background dancer with 2 DUI's struggling to find her way, who gave her life to the Lord (repentance, celibacy, and a renewed perspective), and is now a happily married wife and mother advocating for discipleship in the church.

Together, we explore the subtle ways that believers (aka Christians) can honor the covenant of marriage without exalting it to the point of idolatry (just like money), and invite listeners to laugh with us as we unpack the nuances surrounding this topic.

Timestamps:

0:00-9:20 - Friendship, and the connection between relationships/money

9:20-23:15 - From salvation to celibacy, stepping stones and convictions

23:15-33:39 - Unintended idolatry of marriage in the church

33:40-35:55 - A brief deviation on aligning our desires with God's will

35:56-51:50 - Discipleship, community, and how it shapes those in the waiting

51:51-55:09- Paul's nuanced perspective on marriage vs singleness

55:10-1:01:28 - A man that loves you < A man that loves God

1:01:29 - Praying out

Whether you're single, married, or somewhere in between, this episode is an invitation to an honest examination of wht's driving your desires-and return to the only one worthy of your worship.

Scriptures of reference:

Matthew 6:24

Matthew 6:29

1 Corinthians 7

John 6:39

Ephesians