A property manager with Gramatan Management, Inc., in New Rochelle, New York, Ana Docoito-Nelson has an associate degree in business marketing and eight years of experience in the property management field. Ana Docoito-Nelson was a volunteer with Food Not Bombs in Aracta, California.

Food Not Bombs (FNB) is a worldwide movement, founded in 1980, that is best known for serving free vegetarian meals to people struggling with poverty. The answers to some common questions about the organization are given below.

1. Where does the food served by FNB come from?

The FNB chapters confer with grocery stores and markets to collect and use the food these businesses receive. For a variety of reasons, some of the food these stores receive cannot be sold.

2. What is FNB working toward?

By cooking and donating food in public places, the FNB aims to encourage the general population to pay attention to the need for improvement in the areas of sustenance and shelter services for the needy.

3. Is there ar primary or “head” FNB group?

Unlike some other community organizations, Food Not Bombs chapters run independent of one another. Decisions within each group are made by consensus.