Shauna Devenport is still putting food on her porch at 348 W. 600 North. And hungry people are still picking it up.
This manna for the homeless has been going on for over 30 years now. Don't ask Devenport for the exact starting date. It's as much a blur for her as the tens of thousands of the poor, the down-and-out, the hungry and the needy that have filed in and off her porch.
The porch food campaign has evolved through the years. With the advent of the Utah Food Bank, grocery stores now give almost all of their excess there. Now, Devenport collects surplus from the Bountiful food pantry daily and makes sure it gets to the places where those who are not patrons of the Utah Food Bank look for sustenance.
But she is a tough person to pin down for an interview. It took a month to arrange this one. She confesses that praise and acclaim have never been her aim.A Rescue Mission resident chats with Shauna Devenport after loading her van with used clothing that she will put on her porch in Salt Lake City on Jan. 30. The Bread Lady pauses, then produces this stream of consciousness:
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