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With input from current guests, “missing” guests, and our partners, we have launched a new strategic direction for the Food Bank. The plan spans the next five years and brings … Continued
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The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank is forging ahead with its new strategic plan to eliminate disparities in access to nutritious foods, improve guests’ health, and connect guests to other resources that … Continued
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Imagine what your neighborhood would be like if every child, every mother, every father, every senior, everyone has the food they need to support their health and well-being. This vision is possible! … Continued
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[The following summarizes material presented in a virtual CEO Forum on April 12, 2023. You can watch the recording here.] Everyone should have enough to eat. Full stop. But we … Continued
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What’s happening now? But first, let’s consider our present circumstances. According to the latest data on food insecurity in our region, approximately 1-in-12 people living in the Blue Ridge area … Continued
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Food programs: From the Community to the Community In 2020, MESA provided food to 2,444 households made up of 6,973 individuals. Many of these individuals live below the poverty line (about 8% of … Continued
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When Sally joined the food bank in 2018, she wanted to help her tribe. One in four Native Americans is food insecure, and Monacans, she said, have long been discriminated against … Continued
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Lawyers turn out for record levels of participation We recently saw this during the 2021 Legal Food Frenzy, a statewide initiative challenging law firms and universities to help support neighbors struggling … Continued
By Tory Abbott
So, I volunteered at a food pantry in my community: Loaves & Fishes. I split my shift between two jobs—working alongside other volunteers to pull specific foods from warehouse shelves (based … Continued
