food insecurity tripled in u.s. households with children because of the pandemic. when this week's cnn hero had to shut down her chicago supper club during covid, she redirected her love of cooking providing free nutritious meals to the hungry in her community. >> i witnessed that people are literally a paycheck away from not eating. that's heartbreaking. that's unbelievable, but it's so very real. and it's continuously happening. we've served over 60,000 meals in the past 14 months. i'm inspired to keep going because the need has not stopped. it's a great feeling to know that i'm able to ease the burden if just a little bit. >> that's beautiful. oh, my gosh. >> i'm giving them a sense of understanding that we are in it together. a sense of knowing that people in your community do care. >> it's so important for the