It was difficult: the days were long, the isolation was real, the stress was intense, the lack of outdoor time depressing and the lack of control over my own life and schedule was maddening. At the end of the day, however, I realized it was EXACTLY the adventure Taylor and I needed…

The evidence is overwhelming: food insecurity does not impact all people equally. Food insecurity is particularly damaging for kids – proper nutrition is crucial for a child’s mental, emotional and physical development.

Poverty wages of industry employees have been an issue for a long time, and as the industry has grown to employ more people, low wages have become a larger issue because they impact more people, placing a greater strain on government safety net programs like food stamps, Medicaid and the Children’s Healthcare Insurance Program

Mother Road Market is Oklahoma’s first food hall, and a non-profit development of the Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation. In this video, Elizabeth Frame Ellison, President and CEO of LTFF, shares how Mother Road Market got its start, what makes it special, and how it represents the foundation’s broader mission of supporting entrepreneurship.