Volunteer finds purpose, solace at New Bedford GBFB pantry [Video]

OKAY, COME ON IN. LISA RIVERO LOVES TO JOKE AND LAUGH AS SHE HELPS PEOPLE SHOP IN THE FOOD PANTRY OF THE ANTI-POVERTY ORGANIZATION PACE IN NEW BEDFORD. BUT NOT TOO LONG AGO, TIMES WERE VERY TOUGH FOR HER, TOO. IT STARTED TWO YEARS AGO. I HAD A TRIPLE BYPASS BAD HEART ATTACK. AND WHILE I WAS HEALING, I WAS STARTED SUFFERING FROM SEVERE DEPRESSION LIKE REALLY BAD. THEN ONE DAY, LISA DROVE BY PACE AND SHE DECIDED TO STOP IN AND VOLUNTEER, HOPING IT WOULD HELP HER WHILE HELPING HER COMMUNITY. SHE’S BEEN HERE EVER SINCE. MY GOAL OTHER THAN MAKING SURE THAT THESE FAMILIES HAVE THE FOOD THAT THEY NEED, IS THAT THEY LEAVE HERE WITH A SMILE ON THEIR FACE. LISA KNOWS WHAT THEY’RE GOING THROUGH. SHE’S NOT ONLY A VOLUNTEER HERE, SHE ALSO RELIES ON THE FOOD PANTRY TO GET BY. I HAVE MY GRANDKIDS IN …