Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    FOR OUR FOOD PANTRY, THE YEAR 2020 WAS A BUSY AND CHALLENGING YEAR. COVID APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND WE WERE ABLE TO CREATIVELY TACKLE IT WITH THE HELP OF OUR ENTIRE TEAM. WORKING WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND MIAMI COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES WE WERE ABLE TO QUICKLY CREATE AN OPERATING PROTOCOL THAT ALLOWED US TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS AND MAINTAIN THE SAFETY OF OUR STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND CLIENTS. WE PIVOTED FROM A "CHOICE" SHOPPING MODEL TO A "DRIVE THRU" MODEL. WE ALSO OPENED OUR DOORS TO ANYONE WHO CAME IN ADDITION TO THE ZIP CODES WE USUALLY PROVIDE SERVICES TO. VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF WORKED 7 DAYS PER WEEK TO SORT FOOD AND PREPACKAGE BOXES BASED ON FAMILY SIZE. GREETERS MET EACH CAR AND DETERMINED ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS NEEDED. THESE WERE QUICKLY ADDED TO THE CARTS BY OUR VOLUNTEERS AND LOADED INTO THE CLIENTS' CARS. WE ALSO WORKED WITH TROY POLICE DEPARTMENT, MIAMI COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL VOLUNTEERS TO MAKE PORCH DELIVERIES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES. SERVICES AT THE FOOD PANTRY DECLINED SLIGHTLY WITH 13,906 CLIENTS SERVED THROUGHOUT 2020. WE BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO THE NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES THAT WERE PROVIDED IN THIS COMMUNITY DURING THIS UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS. A COUNTY WIDE NETWORK FOR FEEDING RESOURCES WAS DEVELOPED PRE-COVID AND WORKED TO SHARE RESOURCES WHERE THEY WERE MOST NEEDED AS THEY BECAME AVAILABLE. PEOPLE SERVED - 13,906 HOUSEHOLDS FED - 3,917 COST/PER PERSON SERVICES 6.48
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $249.8K

  • Food Pantry Support

    FORTUNES CAN CHANGE IN AN INSTANT A LAYOFF, AN ACCIDENT, A LONG-TERM ILLNESS, OR OTHER UNEXPECTED EVENT CAN HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON A FAMILY. SEEING SO MANY FAMILIES IN NEED, REMINDS ALL OF US HOW EASILY OUR LIVES CAN TAKE A TURN FOR THE WORSE WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, SAYS DONNA WILKERSON, OPERATIONS MANAGER, FIRST PLACE FOOD PANTRY. WHEN A FAMILYS FOOD BUDGET GETS SLASHED, CARING ABOUT NUTRITION DROPS DOWN ON THE PRIORITY SCALE. RECENTLY, A NEW FAMILY CAME TO THE FOOD PANTRY. THE WIFE HAD A DEBILITATING HEART ATTACK. HER HUSBAND HAD TO RETIRE FROM WORK TO CARE FOR HER. APPLYING FOR ASSISTANCE TAKES A LONG TIME. FINANCES GOT TIGHT AND MEDICAL EXPENSES KEPT MOUNTING. THANKFULLY, A NEIGHBOR CHECKED IN ON THEM ONE DAY AND SAW THEIR NEED. SHE TOLD THEM ABOUT FIRST PLACE FOOD PANTRY. THEY HAD ONE CAN OF SOUP, A LOAF OF BREAD AND PEANUT BUTTER LEFT IN THE CUPBOARD. HE HAD LOST 54 POUNDS AND SHE HAD LOST 30 POUNDS. WHEN THEY VISITED OUR DRIVE-UP FOOD PANTRY FOR THE FIRST TIME, THEY WERE EMBARRASSED THEY HAD TO ASK FOR HELP. BUT THEY WERE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE FOOD THEY RECEIVED. THE SECOND TIME THEY CAME BACK TO THE FOOD PANTRY HE SAID WE GOT TO EAT A FULL MEAL WHICH WE HAD NOT HAD IN A LONG TIME WE HAD MEAT, FRESH VEGETABLES, PASTA, AND .... DESSERT WE AGAIN HAVE FOOD ON OUR SHELVES. WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.2M