Maya loved chocolate almost as much as she loved good bookkeeping. When she started her new job at a regional food pantry, she brought along a box of her favorite fudge—unaware of just how ironic that sweet gesture would become.

What Maya discovered was an organization led by the kindest executive director you could imagine—someone so dedicated to feeding the community that little details like budgets, cost accounting, and federal grant rules were left in total disarray. With patience (and weekly fudge), Maya brought order to the chaos.

But just when she thought she had found her place, the police walked through the pantry doors…

This episode blends nonprofit reality with a touch of suspense—and of course, a little chocolate.

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This podcast is a work of fiction. All characters, names, places, events, and incidents are products of the creator’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or real events is purely coincidental.