On a mild Sunday afternoon in April, Ron Tapscott stood next to a picnic table at Moeur Park in Tempe. He passed paper plates to volunteers, who then passed food to hungry people. The table was filled with offerings, from watermelon to donuts, and the line was long. Every Sunday for the past several years, many in Tempe’s unhoused community have come here for a guaranteed bite to eat.
As long as supplies last, of course.
“We’re short on plates, everyone,” Tapscott shouted every few minutes as volunteers distributed food to a crowd of around 40 people…