Food Bank for the Heartland is partnering with Trinity United Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church, Grand Island Senior High ROTC and other members of the Grand Island community to host a free mobile food pantry Saturday in Grand Island.
The mobile pantry will again be in the garage at the city of Grand Island Engineering Division at 315 N. Jefferson St. It will be on the north end of the Customer Service Center.
The food distribution will begin at 9:30 a.m. Numbers will be handed out starting at 8:15 and clients will be allowed to access the pantry in numerical order. Clients are asked not to arrive on site before 8 a.m.
Approximately 25,000 to 30,000 pounds of food — 20,800 to 25,000 meals — will be distributed for free to individuals and families who are food insecure. People living in Hall County and surrounding communities are welcome. Those who come to the mobile pantry are encouraged to bring boxes or bags to assist in carrying the food they receive. No identification is required to receive food.
“Loaves and Fishes ministry volunteers from Trinity United Methodist Church, along with volunteers from First Presbyterian Church, Grand Island Senior High ROTC and the community, will be helping pantry clients.
A mobile pantry is a traveling food pantry that delivers food free of charge directly to people who need assistance for a one-day food distribution. The goal is to provide food where there is a high need but limited resources. Items to be distributed Saturday include spaghetti, tomato sauce, canned pork and beans, cereal, pancake mix and other shelf-stable products along with perishable items, including a variety of fresh produce and bakery items.
Newly released results of a study supported by the ConAgra Brands Foundation, the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and the Nielsen Company show approximately 10.2 percent, or 6,250 people, in Hall County are at risk for hunger. Map the Meal Gap 2018, a study from Feeding America, reports that food insecurity in Hall County and across Food Bank for the Heartland’s 93-county service area has gone down slightly from 10.5 percent in 2017.
Praise worship set at Central City church
CENTRAL CITY — A Saturday Night Spark! praise service will be conducted Saturday in Central City.
The service will be from 5:30 to 6 p.m. at the Central City United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall.
Everyone is welcome. The church is located at 2601 18th Ave.
