Programs

  • Client Choice Food Distribution Program

    OUR CLIENT CHOICE PROGRAM IS OPEN EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY, AND SATURDAY FROM 9AM TO 12NOON AND ON WEDNESDAYS FROM 4 PM TO 6PM AND OFFERS FREE USDA FOOD, AND PURCHASED AND DONATED PRODUCE, BREADS, AND OTHER PERISHABLES ONCE A WEEK TO QUALIFIED FAMILIES RESIDING IN VIRGINIA. ELIGIBILITY FOR USDA FOOD IS BASED ON THE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TEFAP) GUIDELINES AND IS BASED ON INCOME. FAMILIES CHOOSE FROM AN ASSORTMENT OF CANNED FOODS, DRY GOODS, CEREAL, PEANUT BUTTER, PRODUCE, BEVERAGES, FROZEN MEATS, FRESH MILK, DAIRY PRODUCTS, BREADS, AND PASTRIES. WE HAVE AN AVERAGE OF 160 VOLUNTEERS PER MONTH WORKING AN AVERAGE OF 2,258 HOURS PER MONTH PICKING UP, RECEIVING, SORTING, STOCKING AND DISTRIBUTING FOOD. WITH THE HELP OF THESE DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS IN 2024 WE WERE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE 1,050,911 POUNDS OF FOOD AT A VALUE OF $2,070,295. THIS INCLUDES USDA, PURCHASED, AND DONATED FOOD FROM BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK, FOOD FROM 18 AREA BRAFB PARTNERS, FOOD FROM CHURCHES, BUSINESSES, CIVIC GROUPS, AND INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS FOOD PURCHASED FROM BRAFB AND LOCAL GROCERY STORES. FOOD IS VALUED AT $1.97 PER POUND AND IS BASED ON FEEDING AMERICA'S 2024 INDEPENDENT AUDIT. WE RECEIVED 22,273 VISITS AND SERVED 64,195 INDIVIDUALS IN 2024 (18,459 CHILDREN, 30,866 ADULTS, AND 14,870 ELDERLY.) EACH INDIVIDUAL IS COUNTED EACH TIME THEIR FAMILY COMES IN FOR ASSISTANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH USDA REPORTING STANDARDS. WE OFFER FULL CLIENT CHOICE SHOPPING, ALLOWING FAMILIES TO DO THEIR OWN SHOPPING MUCH LIKE IN A NORMAL GROCERY STORE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.3M

  • Home Delivery Food Assistance Program

    OUR HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM PROVIDES FOOD TO FAMILIES WITH NO TRANSPORTATION (AND OFTEN DISABILITIES) ON THE FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH. WE DELIVER PRE-BOXED GROCERIES TO FAMILIES IN GREENE COUNTY, OFTEN FILLING BOXES TO MEET SPECIFIC DIETARY NEEDS. THESE FAMILIES ALSO QUALIFY BY INCOME FOR CHEAP FOOD AND WE OFTEN PURCHASE LOW SUGAR AND LOW SODIUM FOODS, AS WELL AS FRESH PRODUCE FOR THIS PROGRAM. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 20 DELIVERY ROUTES WITH VOLUNTEERS RANGING FROM YOUNG ADULTS TO OUR RETIRED COMMUNITY. WITH THE HELP OF THESE DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, IN 2024 WE WERE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE 207,120 POUNDS OF FOOD AT A VALUE OF $408,026. WE ESTIMATE AN AVERAGE OF 40 VOLUNTEERS/MONTH GOES TOWARDS THIS PROGRAM. WE MADE 1,726 HOME DELIVERIES TO FAMILIES IN GREENE COUNTY IN 2024. WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE GROCERIES TO FAMILIES THAT ARE SICK OR RECOVERING FROM SURGERIES/INJURIES AND UNABLE TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE GREENE COUNTY SCHOOLS, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, JABA, AND REGION TEN TO SEE THAT FAMILIES HAVE ENOUGH FOOD EACH MONTH. THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WE'VE OFFERED FOR OUR ENTIRE 30 YEARS IN OPERATION AND CONTINUES TO BE A GREAT SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $667.2K

  • Backpack Program

    OUR BACKPACK PROGRAM IS IN OUR FOURTH YEAR AND IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CHILDRN IN OUR LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS. AS A RESULT OF OUR CURRENT ECONOMY, MORE AND MORE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ARE STILL STRUGGLING. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES KID-FRIENDLY FOOD FOR CHILDREN TO MAKE THEIR OWN MEALS OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS PROGRAM RUNS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH THE HELP OF ABOUT 20 VOLUNTEERS EACH MONTH, MANY OF WHOM ARE ALSO STUDENTS. WITH THE HELP OF THESE DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS IN 2024 WE WERE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE 27,954 POUNDS OF FOOD AT A VALUE OF $55,069. THIS INCLUDES POUNDAGE FROM SUMMER KID BOXES AND HOLIDAY KID BOXES FROM BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK. WE PROVIDED 4,659 BACKPACKS TO CHILDREN AT 7 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN GREENE COUNTY. THIS PROGRAM IS NEEDS-BASED WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS DETERMINING THE NEED AND ALL FOOD IS EITHER PURCHASED OR DONATED TO US BY OUR COMMUNITY.
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $667.2K