...For some students, obtaining food and hygienic items is a struggle. To oppose this struggle, last year, Ridgeview High School created a food pantry for students in need. The food pantry contains nonperishable food and hygienic items such as toothbrushes, soap, etc. If a student needs supplies from the pantry, all he or she has to do is ask a teacher. By doing so, the student will be permitted to go inside and get any needed supplies. The idea of starting the food pantry was suggested by the Dickenson County Coalition, an agency made up of in groups in Dickenson County such as the Dickenson County Department of Social Services and the Behavioral Health Department. The Dickenson County Coalition contacted Ridgeview Middle School and asked them...
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...Food pantries greatly serve to those in need, but their contributions to the famished are questionable. Hunger has always been an issue. Not only in the U.S but also worldwide. Ever since the world’s first food pantry, great amounts of people have expressed their concerns about the validity and value of them. Getting political acceptance from the left and right, the idea of having a low income and access to food through an organization is fine, right? This is where the catch of it all initiates. There is a reason why countries like Canada and the U.K determine food pantries as a public policy, and not as a means of helping those who suffer from lack of food. It is because most food pantries in those countries are ubiquitous and only required...
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...The No Hunger Food Pantry is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which alleviates hunger by providing food and resources to people in need. We are a private non-profit organization serving the community of Ravenswood, West Virginia. We recognize the need for emergency and supplemental food programs that meet the critical needs of low-income families. We strive to provide our services with compassion and respect for the dignity of our consumer. Vision Statement: The No Hunger Food Pantry envisions a hunger-free Ravenswood, WV. Business Plan In support of our mission, the No Hunger Food Pantry Board of Directors formulated three ways in which the pantry seeks to impact our consumers. 1. Reduce their hunger 2. Provide high quality food...
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...did my community service at North East Iowa Food Bank in waterloo on December 1, 2017 from 9:00am to 11am. “The Cedar Valley Food Pantry exists to provide food and grocery products to households in Black Hawk County. Coming to the CVFP enables households to stretch their money further and use the savings to provide other necessities that would otherwise not be available. There are people in our community that have to ask the hard questions when their income does not go as far as they would hope. They have to ask the hard questions like, “What is more important this month? Food for my two kids or paying the hot water bill?” These are questions that some people in our community wrestle with every month. By coming to the Cedar Valley Food Pantry, we hope to take away some of those questions because their food bill for the week is taken care of by...
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...“Stafford County Volunteer Regional Food Pantry” By: Pedro Correa Professor: Erica Ellsworth, MA English 215 August 10, 2012 Stafford County Volunteer Regional Food Pantry It is very important to support regional food pantries. In times of economy instability, hunger has reached levels that we cannot ignore. New Federal, State and local programs are helping people with economic hardships but those programs are not enough. We have to do more to help the current situation especially in our communities. As of 2012, hunger continues to be a worldwide problem. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, "850 million people worldwide were undernourished in 2005 to 2011, the most recent years for which figures are available" and the number of hungry people has recently been increasing. The official poverty rate in the U.S. has increased for four consecutive years, from a 26-year low of 11.3% in 2010 to 12.7% in 2012. This means that 37.0 million people were below the official poverty thresholds in 2010. This is 5.4 million more than in 2009. The poverty rate for children under 18 increased from 16.2% to 17.8% over that period. Poverty is the state of being without the necessities of daily living, often associated with need, hardship and lack of resources across a wide range of circumstances. For some, poverty is a subjective and comparative term; for others, it is...
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...that I will make the next cranberry walnut cake on my own. It is pretty late, almost bed time but she seems full of energy. The snow is snowing heavily and I can hear the snow plough working outside. The kitchen’s island is her favorite place to prepare food and it is also the closest place to the fridge and the pantry. The kitchen cabinets are grey at the bottom and white on top. They have long and wide silver handles. The white quartz countertop shines like she has just polished it. Vitamix is right on top of the cabinet to the right from the island. It is a gigantic mixer, black and silver, with a plastic container. Then, she turns on the Pandora radio to her favorite “Gotan Project” station, pours a glass of Spanish red wine and she starts to do her magic. The first thing she does is to open the Vitamix's cookbook. She stores it along with other cookbooks in the cabinet above to the fridge. This book is about 300 pages long, with a white hardback cover, full of colorful and tasty looking pictures. I can see numerous sticky notes there. The yellow ones indicate her favorite recipes and the green ones are used to mark the recipes she has not tried yet. You can tell that the book has been used many times as there are food stains...
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...As I helped at a unique food pantry on the Southside of Milwaukee for sophomore service, a man named John expressed his appreciation for movies to me. The food pantry happens to be unique because it stands right in the middle of a major gang area. The gangs know that this food pantry is a sacred place and helps the community. Because the food pantry remains a sacred place the gang members do not participate in any gang activity near the pantry. However, when the gang members walk a few blocks away the gangs go back to selling drugs, stealing, shooting, etc. A man named John approached me after everything was cleaned up with the food pantry and he started to talk endlessly about his favorite movies and why he loved them. He explained that he can’t afford to buy many movies. When he finds a movie at the thrift store that he hasn’t seen before he becomes ecstatic. He quickly bumbles through his wallet looking for enough to purchase the movie. When he buys a new movie, he explained that he and his two boys watch the movie several nights in a row. The first night John brings home a new movie the kids would walk down to the convenience store and use the little money they could find to buy a few snacks. While the kids get the snacks, the dad moves the extra chairs into the family room....
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...moments. Naturally, I gravitate towards my kitchen, because of its warm and cozy vibes. Not only is my kitchen a place where I am able to eat my worries away, but also a place where my mind is most capable. Whether I’m struggling with a math problem, or just need a place to release stress from a long day, my kitchen is always there. To the left, the large white refrigerator is the first piece of furniture that meets the eye. Across from what I have dubbed “the fridgerator” is the granite countertop that holds the sink and features a shiny metal paper towel roll. Catty cornered from the refrigerator is a stainless steel stove that, at closer inspection, reveals the wear and tear of many years of oil stains. The wooden pantry door holds an abundance of junk food, which my dad keeps thus stocked against my mother’s wishes. The other cabinets in the kitchen contain a large collection of pots and pans, as well as a plethora of unused electronic devices given as gifts throughout the years. The enormous dark brown kitchen table, which comfortably seats eight in a three-person house, is home to scattered paperwork and my over filled backpack. The table is surrounded by windows, which display a three hundred and sixty degree cascading view of a lush and green backyard. Though the kitchen is mainly a peaceful setting, it can also be a place of distraction. The loud splashing of water from the faucet, the alarm that beeps every time a door is opened, and my mother’s voice that...
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...English 101R Corey Hall 9/21/11 Jordan and I were playing hide and seek. He was seeking and I was hiding under my aunt's bed. I could hear my aunt calling for Jordan to come into the kitchen, so I followed him. Peeking around the corner, I could see a short, slim black women sitting in a chair at the kitchen table. When Jordan entered the kitchen she motioned for him to take a seat in the chair across from her. I could hear her asking him questions about his mom and things that had happened to him. They talked for about thirty minutes the she and my aunt exchanged words in private. Then my aunt turned to tell Jordan to get his belongings because he was going with the lady in the kitchen. I had a funny feeling the entire time the lady was talking to my cousin. I could tell something wasn’t right, because we never really have company and when we do they always tell us kids to go play. Today was different and I was scared of what would happen. As Jordan started to pack his things I started to cry. At the time I didn’t know why I was crying but it felt nesseccary. Once Jordan finished packing we took what seemed like the longest walk ever down the hall back to the kitchen where the lady was waiting to take my cousin away. "Ready to go?" Jordan didn’t respond he just turned around hugged me and said goodbye. I watched...
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...Peanut butter and jelly sandwich Go into the kitchen, open the fridge look at the bottom shelf, and grab the strawberry jelly. Then put it on the kitchen table next go to the pantry and open the door and go inside look to your right hand side and you should see the peanut butter on the second shelf. Take it to the kitchen table. next go to the top drawer to the right of the kitchen sink open it and get a butter knife out then go back to the kitchen table and grab bread open the bread and get two slices then open the jelly then very carefully take the knife and get some of the jelly on the knife and then spread it on one slice of the bread then when you’re done wipe the knife with a paper towel which is on the kitchen towel in front of you. Next open the peanut butter and then get some peanut butter on the knife then spread it on the other slice of bread. Then take the knife when you are done to the sink which is behind you. Then turn left and head straight to the glass cabinet. Open it up, grab a small plate, then go back to the table, and put the sandwich on the plate. then please put the peanut butter and jelly back in the pantry after you close them and clean the outside of the jar if you got any on the outside of the jar. Also clean the table and that is how you make a peanut buttery and jelly...
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...large walk-in robe, oversized ensuite and space for a dressing table. Upstairs is the kids’ kingdom: with rumpus room and study nook alongside three minor bedrooms clustered around a central bathroom. Facade choices Coast Majestic 06 | 07 Grande Nova Costa Rica 37 | 346.84m2 / 37.33sq total area Design options include ≥ Front/rear flip ≥ Base butler’s pantry fitout ≥ Guest bedroom ≥ 5th bedroom ≥ Master bedroom upstairs ≥ E-zone/Study/Home office ≥ 15.2m wide lot Fits lot size: 16m Width: 14.71m Length: 21.46m OUTDOOR LIVING 5 5.8 x 3.7 Contempo Modern DW DINING 4 LIVING 5.3 x 3.6 5.9 x 5.3 MW 3 KITCHEN REF E-ZONE ROBE ROBE Facade images are to be used as a guide only and may show decorative items not included in the base price including driveway, path, fencing, landscaping, timber windows, feature front entry door, coach lights, furnishings and upgraded garage door and roof coverings. Please ask your New Homes Consultant for house specific drawings to assist you in making your choice. BUTLERS PANTRY WIL PDR STORE BATH BED 4 STORAGE L'DRY 3.5 x...
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...Know Food insecurity is a nationwide problem that has increased due to the economic recession. Have you ever wondered when you were going to have your next meal or where you were going to get the food to feed your family? Food pantries have become a necessary resource for those in need to feed their family. “In 2011, 14.9 percent of U.S. households were food insecure—up from 10.7 percent in 2001” (Coleman-Jensen, 2013). Several economic issues have contributed to the increased need for food pantries. One reason is that the economic recession has caused many Americans to lose their jobs, and lose their homes. Another economic restraint that is affecting families is the sequestration. Sequestration has resulted in government employees being furloughed. Furloughs are affecting families by cutting 20% of the government employees’ wages over an eleven week period. With the loss of financial stability, it has caused many families to lose the ability to adequately feed their families. As a result of lost income, families are relying more heavily on the resources that food pantries provide. In 2011, approximately 79% of households nationwide that have children had adequate food. That leaves an estimated 21% of households with children who will go hungry. Children that do not receive proper nutrition run a higher risk of health and developmental difficulties (Coleman-Jensen, McFall, & Nord, USDA, 2013). A local area food pantry, The Fredericksburg...
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...Did you parents ever say this to you “Finish your food, there’s starving people that would love to get what you do?” Or “There’s starving people in Africa!” When I had kids, I vowed not to say those things to them if they refused to eat. However, as time passed and my oldest became a picky eater, I felt those same words on the tip of my tongue. I’m pretty relaxed about dinner time at my house. The rule is with my kids is that you have to try it. If you don’t like it, fine, but that’s what’s for dinner and nothing else. I’m not fond of wasting food and watching my kids waste food really bothered me. My kids don’t know what if feels like to miss a meal. I wasn’t sure how to address food waste with them without using the dreaded phrase “there are people starving”. It turns out that having a bumper crop of lettuce was all I needed....
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...helps feed over two hundred and sixty thousand people. Most of these people that they serve are children’s and seniors. There is a diversity of people that they help. They serve to about sixty-six percent to white, twenty-two percent are black and six percent are Latino. Not only do they deal with people with different race but also help many people that have low wages or unemployment. There is seventy percent of the people that are served that are living or under the 100% line for poverty and more than half of the people they serve food to make less than ten thousand dollars for them annul income....
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...During one of my previous service experiences at the Lighthouse of Hope, I got the chance to see how they prepare for the sizable food drives which they have every other Saturday. These preparations often started off early in the morning. In the morning, volunteers would arrive to help set up two tables to help transport the boxes of food we would be receiving. Next, is the waiting game, we waited for the truck to deliver the food. Once the truck came, and the driver unloaded the food, the volunteers had the job of taking the large boxes of food and placing them in the appropriate places. To start, one volunteer would grab a box knife and cutoff all the plastic wrap that held the boxes together. Next, we would grab boxes one by one and put...
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