By bryan
[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 know we still have some work to do to realize this vision for the future. From July to December, the number of guests visiting Food … Continued
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 experiences hunger, including 1-in-12 children. From June 2020 to July 2021, you helped us serve an average of 118,300 people per month. But that figure … Continued
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 Madison County overall), but a larger percentage are “working poor” whose incomes are too high to qualify for federal benefits but too low to make … Continued
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 in rural Amherst County. But she also wanted to use the food bank to build community and understanding for everyone. After all, Sally knew what … Continued
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 to put enough food on the table. In our service area, 20 law firms and universities participated and helped provide 153,210 meals for their neighbors in need, … Continued
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 on a client’s family size, dietary restrictions, and eligibility for special government programs like Senior Food Boxes) and add them to carts, and later rolling such … Continued
