Yelitza Castro (right) is an undocumented immigrant who works as a housekeeper in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since 2010, she has also been cooking meals for homeless men and women in her community.

Through this work she met Willie Davis (left), who has been the recipient of many of those meals.

At StoryCorps, Yelitza and Willie talk about the beginnings of their friendship.

Originally aired December 20, 2013, on NPR’s Morning Edition.