RICHMOND, Va. — When New York native Samantha Coles reflects on her childhood, moments of hardship flood her memory.
“I remember my mom saying to my sister, Sheena and I, this is all I have to eat. And it was a pancake, one pancake and a glass of water, and this is what we ate, and we had to share it,” Coles said.
Facing both hunger and homelessness as a kid, Coles hoped to eventually help those that faced a similar situation…