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Local Motion: Two local non-profits offer creative solutions to Food Insecurity in Colorado

The Shepard's Hand in Montrose offers free hot breakfast and lunch served Mon-Fri
Cassie Knust
The Shepard's Hand in Montrose offers free hot breakfast and lunch served Mon-Fri

We’re amidst the season of giving...and in that spirit, today we highlight one of KVNF's favorite episodes from this past year. Back in May, KVNF's Cassie Knust and Taya Jae teamed up to look into local and regional efforts in fighting food insecurity.

Cassie moved to Montrose from Texas in April 2020, right before COVID changed the landscape of the world as we knew it. She brought her love of people and a degree in broadcast journalism to the Western Slope, where she built a strong foundation in local print news. She’s excited to join the KVNF family and grow as a reporter. For Cassie, her job as a journalist is to empower the community through knowledge and information. When she’s not researching and reporting, Cassie loves to spend time with her cat, Jasper, and paint something new.<br/><br/>
The first time Taya was on the radio was a KVNF pledge drive promo recorded in 1998, she was 5. It went something like this, “I like KVNF because it’s fun to listen to music” she goes on to say, “music is like a dream”.