One man. Ten thousand meals a week. And he’s just getting started.
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Darius Yaw Jones has been told the reason he’s so effective at his job is because he had absolutely no training for it. An African American and Indigenous Navy veteran and former butcher at downtown’s Urban Farmer, Darius has had minimal experience in social work and the nonprofit world. In April, however, Darius took over a new position as the emergency culinary director for Catholic Charities of Oregon. In a matter of months, he has built a symbiotic network of nonprofits, meal assistance programs, farms, businesses, award-winning chefs, and volunteers into a well-oiled machine capable of producing tens of thousands of nutritious meals every week for those experiencing food insecurity in Portland during the pandemic.
One man. Ten thousand meals a week. And he’s just getting started.
One man. Ten thousand meals a week. And he’s…
One man. Ten thousand meals a week. And he’s just getting started.
Darius Yaw Jones has been told the reason he’s so effective at his job is because he had absolutely no training for it. An African American and Indigenous Navy veteran and former butcher at downtown’s Urban Farmer, Darius has had minimal experience in social work and the nonprofit world. In April, however, Darius took over a new position as the emergency culinary director for Catholic Charities of Oregon. In a matter of months, he has built a symbiotic network of nonprofits, meal assistance programs, farms, businesses, award-winning chefs, and volunteers into a well-oiled machine capable of producing tens of thousands of nutritious meals every week for those experiencing food insecurity in Portland during the pandemic.