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Coming to the food closet for the first time can feel like a big step. It helps to know what you’re walking into. You’ll be greeted by volunteers who are there because they want to be neighbors who have chosen to give their time to this work because they care about the people in this community. The atmosphere at YAFC is welcoming and low-key. There is no intake interview, no means test to pass on the spot, no process designed to make you feel like you must earn what you’re there to receive.

Maybe you’ve driven past the Yellville Area Food Closet a dozen times and never stopped. Maybe you’ve wondered whether you qualify for help, or what the process looks like, or whether it would feel awkward to come for the first time. Maybe you know someone who needs help but isn’t sure how to ask.

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I have been a poll worker in Marion County since 2020. I worked with a mask and face shield that year and we had a safe and fair election. I love being a poll worker. The state and county make sure I am trained with the most recent regulations and laws each year I serve.

When the need is ongoing and deep, community organizations like YAFC become essential infrastructure, not just kindness.

If you picture someone who needs help putting food on the table, what do you see? If you’re honest, you might admit that the image in your mind doesn’t look much like your neighbor’s. It might not look like the person you sat next to at the diner last week, or the family you waved to at the hardware store, or the couple you see at church on Sunday mornings.

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