Food Pantry
A Family WIth Their Grocery Bags Of Food
The Grace Place Food Pantry opened in February 2008 in response to the economic recession. Children began asking if they could take their snack home to mothers who had not eaten that day and families began to share that they were not able to feed their families due to unemployment or severely reduced work hours.
The Purpose of the Food Pantry is to meet the basic need of nourishment and health to support success in educational programs. The Food Pantry is a secondary function of Grace Place but has become an essential service to this entire community during the current economic times. In 2011, over 1500 families used the food pantry to meet emergency family food needs.
The Food Pantry is open on Friday afternoons for families in need. Each week 140-180 families receive a simple bag of basic groceries along with selections of bakery items. Frozen meat and fresh produce is provided when it is available.
The Purpose of the Food Pantry is to meet the basic need of nourishment and health to support success in educational programs. The Food Pantry is a secondary function of Grace Place but has become an essential service to this entire community during the current economic times. In 2011, over 1500 families used the food pantry to meet emergency family food needs.
The Food Pantry is open on Friday afternoons for families in need. Each week 140-180 families receive a simple bag of basic groceries along with selections of bakery items. Frozen meat and fresh produce is provided when it is available.
Donations of food items are needed every week and many individuals and groups contribute with food drives and on-going food collections:
- Churches and Church Groups
- Neighborhoods and Country Clubs
- Rotary, Kiwanis, and other Service Clubs
- Harry Chapin Food Bank (delivery of staple items every Monday)
- Collier Harvest (bakery products)
- Naples Harvest (fresh produce)
- Kids Against Hunger (rice and bean meal packets)
- Panera Bread Company (bagels, pastries, and breads)
Volunteers are needed every Friday : - Morning - Sort and bag groceries, bakery and produce items.
- Afternoon - Hospitality, check in, and distribution of food to families in need.
Volunteers Passing Out Donated Bread
"In accordance with Federal law, and US Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington DC 20250-9410 or call 800-795-3272 or 202-720-6382 (TYY). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer."