To the casual passerby, Kelli Smith’s food pantry looks like a yard sale. Two folding tables are set up against her fence: various food items on one and books, personal hygiene kits and clothes on the other.
Curious drivers slow in front of her house on North 37th Street as they drive through the neighborhood and inspect the offerings.
“It’s free!” she shouts. Sometimes drivers park and pick an item or two up, sometimes they keep going…