When Hunger Dialed 911, Compassion Answered
Late one evening, dispatch traced an unanswered 911 call to a modest home. When a responder arrived, eight-year-old Mateo stood barefoot at the door, clutching a phone. Calmly, he said: “I’m hungry. We haven’t eaten all day.” Inside, the house was tidy but nearly bare. His sister, Sofia, slept while their mother worked a late shift, unaware…