SALT LAKE CITY — A local nonprofit spent part of the holiday weekend giving back to the community.
Pacific Island Knowledge 2 Action Resources (PIK2AR) set up shop at Pioneer Park on Saturday, helping feed the homeless.
Susi Feltch-Malohifo’ou is the CEO and founder of PIK2AR.
“The homeless issue in our city and our state is getting worse,” said Feltch-Malohifo’ou. “With people that are unsheltered, I think you’ll be very surprised that it’s different than what you may suspect.”
Feltch-Malohifo’ou says every third Saturday, they not only feed the homeless, but they do it with a little twist.
“We wanted to sit down and have conversation, get to know each other, and really just bring normalcy,” she said. “This is a family barbecue. Everyone that comes sits down, we have conversation about what’s going on in the world and provide resources.”
On this Saturday, people lined up to get a burger, a hot dog or some spaghetti.
“I think it started [when] we did an event at Fairmont Park, which is a huge home for our homeless youth that live there,” Feltch-Malohifo’ou said. “One of the men said, ‘Thank you for making us feel normal.'”