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When a family doesn't have enough food - the most basic human need - stability in other areas is impossible. At Families Forward, we provide food and basic toiletries to struggling families, helping them to get through a difficult period of time. For many families, this assistance is enough to alleviate pressure on tight monthly budgets, allowing them to make their rent payments as they recover and regain self-sufficiency.
Currently, our food pantry serves over 250 low-income families each month. In order to serve these families, the pantry must be fully stocked at all times. Families Forward relies entirely on schools, churches, corporations, community groups and individuals to donate the food that is given to families.
If you are interested in helping us keep our pantry stocked, you may purchase and deliver donations to our pantry or hold food drives to benefit Families Forward. Food lists and collection bags and bins are available. Please click on the following links for a list of needed items:
Encourage Your Neighbors to Donate!
Ample Harvest
Our pantry gladly accepts food you harvest from your own garden! Many local gardeners find they grow more food than their family can use and have no where to donate it. Through Ample Harvest, Families Forward and other pantries around the country are able to get your bounty to those in need!
For more information, you can locate Families Forward at the Ample Harvest
website.
End Summer Hunger Food Drive
The End Summer Hunger community food drive held on May 1st and 2nd was a HUGE SUCCESS! In total, over 113 giant barrels were filled (approximately 22,600 pounds of food and donations) and over $1,400.00 was collected in cash and gift cards!!
A most heartfelt thank you to all who were involved:
* The 20 stores involved on Saturday and 14 stores involved on Sunday for serving as home base for collections!
* Our faith-based and community partners for organizing groups of volunteers and supporting the drive!
* The 265 volunteers who put in a total of 607 hours over two days soliciting donations at participating stores!
* The 82 volunteers who put in a total of 247 hours over two days inventorying and shelving food at our warehouse!
* All of the community members who so generously gave to the food drive!
These donations go a long way to ensure that our food pantry is stocked and that hundreds of families will receive needed food throughout the summer months.
Participating Stores (Saturday)
Participating Stores (Sunday)
A special thank you to all the volunteers who greeted shoppers and collected donations as well as the drivers and warehouse volunteers who helped to deliver, unload, and sort the food donations.
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