Food Pantry Outreach at Faith Lutheran Church

Feeding people for over 15 years

Preparing for Thanksgiving, 2005

Our Food Pantry recently received a grant from Wells Fargo Bank.  The number of people fed through the Emergency Food Box distribution program has doubled in the past year. The grant money will be used to add shelving to our distribution area and improve the work area to help volunteers meet the increasing number of requests for food each week.  So far in 2007 we fed an average of 53 people a week with the Emergency Food Box program.

Thanks to Wells Fargo Bank we are able to improve the Food Pantry facility and meet the increasing demand for food each week.

Mission:

We are an emergency food source for low-income families or individuals. Referrals are accepted from agencies, churches and community groups helping people with emergency needs.  The referrals are directed to the Faith Lutheran Church Office.

We provide non-perishable food for 2 days.  Individuals or agencies may pick up the box of food at the Food Pantry.  A family or individual may receive food once every 3 months, or 4 times in a 12-month period, excluding the annual Thanksgiving food basket giveaway.  Agencies can provide up to 10 names each week.

Weekly Distribution – we pack and distribute boxes of food for 10 to 20 families referred by agencies in the area.

Emergency Food Box – federal emergency food program supplies 2 days of food for people who meet the low income requirements. Recipients can receive food once a month. Referrals come from Alameda County Food Bank, local Churches and people who receive food from this program. Distributed every Thursday 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

Holiday Food Baskets – agencies in the area provide referrals of people who need a Thanksgiving or Christmas meal.  Volunteers pack and distribute 150 to 200 food baskets for Thanksgiving and 25 to 30 food baskets for Christmas.

Postal Workers Food Drive Sort – Second weekend in May we receive the food picked up by the Hayward/Castro Valley Postal Workers annual food drive. Volunteers sort and box by type.

Food Drives – Organizations (i.e., Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts) gather food and donate it to the Food Pantry.

Thanksgiving Food Baskets – Volunteers purchase food items, pack boxes and help distribute food on the Saturday before Thanksgiving.

Wednesday Packing – Volunteers pack 2 days of food for families referred by agencies.

Thursday Distribution – Volunteers check in, pack food bags, and distribute to recipients who come between 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

• Drop off nonperishable food at the church Monday through Friday and Sunday mornings.

• Volunteer to help with food packing, food distribution, 1 to 2 hours each month.  Please contact the church at (510) 582-0818, and leave your name and phone number.

• Make a monetary donation c/o Faith Lutheran Church.

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Member of the Alameda County Community Food Bank