Sunnysider Perla Villa has started a small food pantry at the corner of Flood and Detroit–along with items like books for children–to help anyone in need. Perla does food rescue as her job but often has leftovers that she shares with neighbors.

Her friend Suna Mullins says: “Perla’s grandmother did a lot of volunteering with food pantries and food distribution. Perla grew up in her grandma’s house, raised her kids in it, and now it is nice to see she is carrying on the same generosity her grandmother had. I know all this because we’ve been friends and neighbors since elementary school.”