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HISTORY This was established in November 1990 to complement services provided by CSS to homeless individuals as well as other persons in the community in need. The community has been supporting the program especially during the Thanksgiving holidays. STATISTICS Total Served: 442 Families Phone Number: 635-1442
Donations from the National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive |
The emergency shelter component
provides individuals and families with their emergency food needs to include
rice, dried goods, canned goods, baby food and sometimes frozen meat when
donated by wholesalers or grocery stores.
Most of those assisted are those whose food stamps are late or have
been terminated or individuals who are not eligible for food stamps and need
food assistance. The Emergency Food and Shelter federal
program, as well as food and monetary donations from the public stocks and
replenishes the food pantry.
Benefactors include the annual U.S. Postal Employees Association
canned goods food drive, Payless Supermarkets, Cost-U-Less, International
Distributors and other local businesses, and the annual thanksgiving drive
from churches and schools.
The other component, which provides households with emergency shelter grants to pay for their utilities, or pay for a month’s rent or mortgage to prevent eviction Funded under the Emergency Food and Shelter Grant.
Mary Ann Pereda stands next to a section of the food storage
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