We are open from 1-3 p.m. each Monday and Friday, 2-5 p.m. on Wednesday. When people need a food pantry, they first must have a referral. A referral is given when the person or family in need gives a social security card for each person who is in the household and a picture id. A person or family may be served every thirty days and is allowed four visits per year.

Then we give out the pantries. We increase our giving of food according to the number in the family. We also give out a bag of frozen foods. It depends on what we have on hand. We also give a plastic bag full of bread and pastries. We try to put in additions for larger families and try to include a roll of bathroom tissue. We are always in need of paper products and soap. When someone is on food stamps they cannot buy any paper products, cleaning supplies, soap or detergent with the food stamps. When there are babies, we try to give out pampers (about 10) and a plastic container full of baby food, formula and bottles as we have in our supplies.

We have about 12-18 volunteers who help us out. There were five of us who are part time staff. Mary oversees our pantry area, Wayne is our receptionist and gives receipts to those of you who bring in donations, Ivy keeps our clothing area tidy for our clients, Debbi is my computer specialist. Leigh is our Executive Director and enjoys sharing with groups what we do, when we’re open and visit churches to tell about our mission. Our money goes mostly for salaries and utilities and our overhead costs. We buy our food from The Food Bank. When we buy food from the Food Bank, we have to order the same weight amount as we order the USDA food. Our food bills have gone up in the past three years, but, we spend around $8.00 per household! We get a lot of donations of food and non-perishables from churches and organizations. Our bread is delivered by someone from Holy Family Catholic church who goes out and collects the out of date pastries.