Jefferson award finalist Mary Jane Smith helps serve lunch on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, at Unity House in Troy, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)
An elderly woman with white hair is smiling at the camera in a kitchen setting, wearing a black jacket and standing in front of a counter with food items.
An elderly woman with white hair is smiling at the camera in a kitchen setting, wearing a black jacket and standing in front of a counter with food items.