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Pack Food for Older Adults
ORGANIZATION: Shared Harvest Foodbank, Inc.
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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84 people are interested
The Commodity Supplemental Food Program provides nutritious supplemental food for persons who are over 60 years old, residing in Butler, Darke, Miami, Preble and Warren Counties and whose income is at or below 130% of the poverty level. We distribute 1,200 boxes each month containing 21 to 25 food items. This project's average recipient is 73 years old and tries to live on $800 a month. They depend on this box of food to help them afford to live independently and with dignity.
Volunteers will pack boxes of food in preparation for monthly orders.
Schedule: Mon - Fri, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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About Shared Harvest Foodbank, Inc.
Location:
5901 Dixie Highway, Fairfield, OH 45014, US
Mission Statement
To find, rescue and distribute food to people living in poverty through an efficient network uniting the public and private sectors; To raise awareness of the impact of poverty.
Description
Founded in 1983, Shared Harvest Foodbank collects, warehouses, transports and distributes contributions of wholesome surplus food and other grocery style products to 100+ food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and similar non profits in Butler, Warren, Preble, Darke and Miami counties which provide either hot meals or bags of groceries to people in need.
In addition, Shared Harvest distributes 35 pound boxes of food to over 1,700 senior citizens each month in Butler, Warren, Preble, Darke & Miami counties; distributes child friendly, nutritious foods each Friday to 3,400 Butler, Warren, Miami and Darke County elementary students identified as nutritionally at risk providing food for them over the weekends; and administers USDA’s Emergency Food Assistance Program for four sister Foodbank’s serving an additional 26 Ohio counties.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
5901 Dixie HighwayFairfield, OH 45014
DATE POSTED
February 15, 2017
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 15