Not long ago, there was a time when Luana had only enough money to buy food for her sibling. Her younger sibling lived with her. For Luana, based upon the situation, it was logical to give the food to her sibling, and not eat. There wasn't enough. It’s not clear how often this happened – but she thinks it has resulted in a recurring stomach problem. “I need to make a doctor’s appointment for that,” she told me. However, things have changed. Her economic life has somewhat improved. Now, Luana has money to purchase enough food so that she too can eat. “I am no longer sacrificing one thing for the other – and that makes me feel calmer,” she said.

Food waste is harmful to the environment because it produces large amounts of methane. Methane absorbs infrared radiation, increasing the heat within the atmosphere. This causes climate change and global warming.

Covid-19 disrupted The Arc's mission to serve parents and guardians with disabled children, causing its staff to rethink how it was going to serve them in the middle of a pandemic. Additionally, the coronavirus would help to exacerbate existing barriers among the disabled community in Prince George’s County.