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Offering Dignity (w. Charles Meng of Arlington Food Assistance Center)

23 min · 19. nov. 2025
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Charles Meng, Chief Executive Officer of the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC), on purpose and dignity. https://afac.org/ [https://afac.org/] Social Media Information: Elaine’s Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/elainefromrelated.bsky.social] We of Action, an Indivisible Group: * What’s Up WofA- Newsletter [https://wofava.org/whats-up-wofa/] * Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/wofava.bsky.social] * TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@wofa_va] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/wofava/] * Threads [https://www.threads.com/@wofava?hl=en] * YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@wofava] Music: Finger Pickin’ Good, Sunfish Grove (Composed and Produced by Gavin Luke) [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1MAWnTflOv030XKHfNxUl4?utm_source=Original_Original&utm_medium=Original&utm_content=0005a2e2-dcdd-412f-85df-8ba273a6339c_none_Sunfish%20Grove_none_none_none_20200203_direct_epidemic-sound-api-links_SE_link.epidemicsound.com%2Fartist-sunfish-grove] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit weofaction.substack.com [https://weofaction.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

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