{"id":235,"date":"2026-04-16T15:18:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heuristic-yonath.40-160-33-16.plesk.page\/?p=235"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:18:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:18:57","slug":"lccms-noon-meal-vital-for-lebanon-man-laid-off-since-start-of-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heuristic-yonath.40-160-33-16.plesk.page\/?p=235","title":{"rendered":"LCCM&#8217;s noon meal vital for Lebanon man laid off since start of pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"blog-content\">\n<div><div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center\"> <a> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Picture\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lccm.us\/uploads\/1\/2\/5\/2\/125258056\/published\/john.jpg?1599746616\" style=\"width:auto;max-width:100%\"\/> <\/a> <div style=\"display:block;font-size:90%\"><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <div class=\"paragraph\">For years, John watched as people walked to the free noon meal site at Lebanon County Christian Ministries.<br\/><br\/>As LCCM\u2019s next door neighbor, John met a lot of people who have walked by his home to get a free meal that helps them save money and feed their families.<br\/><br\/>John, a native of Lebanon, has worked in Lebanon County for 37 years doing all kinds of work.<br\/><\/div> <div style=\"text-align:center;\"><div style=\"height: 10px; overflow: hidden;\"><\/div> <a class=\"wsite-button wsite-button-small wsite-button-highlight\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lccm.us\/donations.html\" target=\"_blank\"> <span class=\"wsite-button-inner\">GIVE TODAY<\/span> <\/a> <div style=\"height: 10px; overflow: hidden;\"><\/div><\/div> <div class=\"paragraph\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0)\">\u201cI worked in restaurants, made yard in a yarn factory, worked with saw blades and sharpened them in shops,\u201d he said. \u201cI worked at so many places around Lebanon that I can\u2019t even remember them all.\u201d<br\/><\/span><br\/><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0)\">Most recently, he worked in a restaurant. But, like a lot of people, he was laid off at the beginning of the pandemic in March.<br\/><\/span><br\/><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0)\">That\u2019s when he decided to walk across the street and get meals for the first time.<br\/><\/span><br\/><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0)\">\u201cI\u2019m on welfare for food and my health insurance, but I lost my food card due to the fact that I got unemployment, so I was making too much money,\u201d he said. \u201cI had to come up with food.\u201d<br\/><\/span><br\/><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0)\">The noon meal provides food for both him and his mother.<br\/><\/span><br\/><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0)\">\u201cIt\u2019s helped me tremendously,\u201d he said. \u201cWe just split the noon meal now and the food is all prepared in a way where she can have it because she\u2019s on a special diabetic diet.\u201d<br\/><\/span><br\/><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0)\">John anticipates he\u2019ll be receiving unemployment through the end of the year but hopes to return to work. Until then, he will continue to rely on the noon meal to help him save money and eat a nutritious lunch.<br\/>\u200b<\/span><br\/><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0)\">\u201cIt\u2019s a big deal,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s had a very big impact.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For years, John watched as people walked to the free noon meal site at Lebanon County Christian Ministries. As LCCM\u2019s next door neighbor, John met a lot of people who have walked by his home to get a free meal that helps them save money and feed their families. 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