Lunch & Learn: Advocacy for the Homeless Community

On March 19, 2020 Austin Bar Member, Pooja Sethi, after speaking to her friend and Austin EMS Association President, Selena Xie, realized that in the new world of Covid-19, there was a gap in how some of our communities will access food. Concerned, Pooja contacted five other women about helping those who are food insecure in Austin. They formed a group called “Quaranteam” — comprising of Pooja Sethi, Kennon Wooten, Margaret Chen Kercher, Julie Ann Nitsch, CJ Zhao, and Ashley Cheng.

These women took the initiative in their own hands to step in place of the resources lost for the homeless population. The first mission started with Kennon Wooten making peanut butter sandwiches to feed those without access to food. The quaranteam escalated from there. They have worked hard with Austin EMS Association and have contacted restaurants to give meals, reached out to community members to donate meals, and have personally donated meals, masks, and tents to our unhoused populations.

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