Organizers and volunteers at a community market said the market is free to everyone, relies on volunteer labor and donations, and faces a loss of service after unspecified cuts that volunteers warned could leave children hungry.

A staff member said, "So this market and all of our markets are free to everyone. No requirements for any documentation or anything. We do have people register, but it's all self attestation." The same speaker reported attendance, saying, "we're running around 11 50, a week" and that "Last month overall, it's had 8,500 visits to all of our markets."

The attendance figures indicate the scale of demand organizers are serving; the staff member described registration as informal self-attestation rather than a documentation process. Maura, who identified herself by first name while speaking as a volunteer, reacted to a remark that services "were getting cut," saying, "That's it. Kids are gonna go hungry. That's what it actually looks like."

Other volunteers echoed the need for practical support. One volunteer said people are "motivated" to respond and urged community members to help with deliveries and on-site tasks: "We need drivers to deliver food places. We need people to help stock and box and and be here as folks come to enjoy." Organizers thanked volunteers and encouraged continued donations and shifts, noting family participation and volunteers who come weekly.

The discussion did not specify which funding source or program was cut, where exactly the market is located, or which agency (if any) oversees the markets. Organizers described the markets as distributing food to surrounding towns and asked community members to volunteer, donate food or help with logistics to sustain service.

Organizers closed the conversation by thanking volunteers for their work and restating a request for continued community support to maintain distribution operations.