Yesterday, the Foodbank of SEVA picked up 1,560 lbs of donations brought into Abyssinia Baptist Church during last week's food drive. That equates to about 1,300 meals provided to the hungry in our community. Great job!!!
Yesterday, the Foodbank of SEVA picked up 2,577 lbs of food from CrossRoads Church. This equates to 2,147 meals provided to the hungry in our community. This is especially important during the summer months when the Foodbank is running low on donations and the children who live in food insecure households do not have access to school lunch programs.
This past week, Abyssinia Baptist Church filled nearly 300 WeFeed bags with donations for the Foodbank of SEVA. The Foodbank is scheduled to pick the donations up tomorrow to be weighed, sorted, and distributed to those in need. When members of our community mobilize on important issues like food insecurity, as happened here, we have the opportunity to make a difference. Way to go!!
This week, Abyssinia Church and CrossRoads Church are both running food drives in collaboration with the Church Rotation Program in order to help those in need. They each received 500 bags for their congregation, now lets see who raises the most!!
Today, the Foodbank of SEVA sent trucks to Sentara Leigh and Sentara Norfolk General to pick up pallets of food for the hungry. These two hospitals have been running a food drive over the past two weeks in hopes winning the Norfolk Healthcare Collaborative Food Drive Competition and feeding those in need! When members of our community mobilize on important issues like food insecurity as Sentara has, we have a chance of making a difference. Thanks Sentara!!
Through the efforts of Councilwoman Shannon Kane, churches in the Virginia Beach area are starting to mobilize on the issue of food insecurity. Only by mobilizing the community, as Mrs. Kane has done here, will we be able to combat food insecurity. Stay tuned for updates!
Recently, the Spring Branch Community Church participated in the Church Rotation Program. They raised 2002 lbs of food for the Foodbank, which equates to 1668 meals provided to those in need.
Ms. Gillies of SBCC reflected on the event, "I'm trying to figure out how to get a little scar off of my face while there are families fighting for their next meal. Perspective is everything. I feel so blessed to be part of a community that cares for others. I can't wait until our next event!"
Faith Deliverance Christian Center filled the bleachers with donations for the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore! 8,565 lbs. of food was collected, which equates to over 7,100 meals that will be provided to those struggling with hunger in our community!
The Faith Deliverance Christian Center will run a food drive from May 15th to May 22 as part of the Church Rotation Program. They are the first of the faith-based organizations who signed up at the orientation held in April at the FoodBank of SEVA to run a food drive as part of this program.
The Church Rotation Program is a citywide initiative to combat food insecurity. By mobilizing our faith-based communities in this effort, we have an opportunity to make a true difference in the fight to feed the hungry.
The program is simple and effective: On one Sunday, the pastor will distribute We Feed bags to the congregation and instruct them to return next Sunday with the bags full of food. The next Sunday the congregation returns with full We Feed bags and sorts the food for delivery to the Foodbank. If you already operate a food pantry, then the food will first go to stocking your pantry and whatever is leftover will be donated. We Feed will provide the bags to run the program, and recirculate them to the next church after each event. We have also developed a mobile app that helps facilitate the food drive and tracks participation.
Today representatives of Churches across Norfolk met at the FoodBank for an orientation meeting for our Church Rotation Program. This program is a citywide initiative to combat food insecurity. By mobilizing our faith-based communities in this effort, we have an opportunity to make a true difference in the fight to feed the hungry.
The program is simple and effective: On one Sunday, the pastor will distribute We Feed bags to the congregation and instruct them to return next Sunday with the bags full of food. The next Sunday the congregation returns with full We Feed bags and sorts the food for delivery to the Foodbank. If you already operate a food pantry, then the food will first go to stocking your pantry and whatever is leftover will be donated. We Feed will provide the bags to run the program, and recirculate them to the next church after each event. We have also developed a mobile app that helps facilitate the food drive and tracks participation.
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