Food Pantry

The Grace Church Food Pantry - The pantry is staffed by many dedicated Grace members and coordinated by Susan Williams. This year 50,652 pounds of food was purchased from Manna. This represents 42,210 meals at a total cost of $3292.00. We average 215 trays per month, serving an average of 11 families per day and 617 individuals per month. We also received food from the Giving Garden, the Gleaners, purchased eggs and receive food from the congregation on Pantry Sunday. This summer the Pantry received a $1500.00 grant from ASAP to promote the use of EBT cards at the local farmers market. The target was food pantry clients who had Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards which venders would accept at the market. Incentives were purchased (salad spinners, a recipe starter notebook and the Good and Cheap Cookbook). Fifty gift bags were assembled and given to the clients who met Susan and Emily at the market to learn how to use these benefits to support local farmers and purchase fresh produce.
The Saturday Produce Market - The Pantry clients can now receive produce from a pod at Haywood Christian Ministries. This years’ Produce Market served 208 households and 617 individuals all at no cost to Grace Church. 

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