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Welcome to our Food Pantry page.
The purpose
of our food pantry is to distribute food to low
income and unemployed households, to relieve
emergency situations. Our food
pantry is a lifeline to those less fortunate.
- Hours of Operation
- Eligibility/Income Requirements
- History
- Thanksgiving Baskets
HOURS OF OPERATION
The last Tuesday of each month from 10:00 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m.
Emergency food supplies are available through the
church office at all other times.
ELIGIBILITY/INCOME REQUIREMENTS
You must participate in one of these automatic
qualifier programs and show some form of program
identification to be eligible to get your
commodities:
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Temporary
Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
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Food Stamp Program
(FSP)
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Supplemental
Social Security Income (SSI)
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Woman, Infants and
Children (WIC)
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Medicaid
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Income Eligible
-
Disaster
INCOME
ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES
Effective July 1, 2005 through June 30,
2006 |
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FAMILY
SIZE |
ANNUAL |
MONTHLY |
WEEKLY |
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1 |
$17,705.00 |
$1,476.00 |
$
341.00 |
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2 |
$23,736.00 |
$1,978.00 |
$
457.00 |
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3 |
$29,767.00 |
$2,481.00 |
$
573.00 |
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4 |
$35,798.00 |
$2,984.00 |
$
689.00 |
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5 |
$41,829.00 |
$3,486.00 |
$
805.00 |
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6 |
$47,860.00 |
$3,989.00 |
$
921.00 |
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7 |
$53,891.00 |
$4,491.00 |
$1,037.00 |
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8 |
$59,922.00 |
$4,994.00 |
$1,153.00 |
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For each
additional family member, add |
$
+6,031 |
$ +503.00 |
$ +116.00 |
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Source: Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 52 |
Sources of acceptable income documentation are:
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Current pay check
stub
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Pay envelope
showing total gross pay
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Letter from
employer stating gross wages
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Letter from
employer stating wages paid and frequency
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Copy of benefit
letter from welfare agency
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Copy of award
letter from the Social Security Administration
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Verification of
direct deposited Social Security check (i.e.,
copy of bank statement)
HISTORY
The pantry has been in existence for many years.
It was originally called the Deacons Pantry because
the Deacons operated it. Food was distributed
monthly to those in need.
Members of the congregation donated the food.
They gave as much as they could, but many times the
pantry shelves were not very full and we could not
give out as much food as we wanted to or as we
needed.
One of our deacons, namely JoAnn Breza, was
instrumental in getting our church involved with the
Community Food Bank of Hillside. Because of
her hard work in exploring the many options that
were available to food pantries, and the hours she
spent in filling out all the government forms
necessary for us to become a member of the Community
Food Bank, we were able to obtain much more food and
at a very low cost. We were also able to take
part in the government's Emergency Food Assistance
Program and obtain USDA commodities for free.
JoAnn also saw to it that we were made aware of the
many food drives and other sources of food that were
available to food pantries.
JoAnn, along with her husband Gene, worked many long
and hard hours to supply the much needed food to our
pantry. Without her dedication to this
project, our food pantry would not be what it is
today.
JoAnn passed away on Thanksgiving Day 1999, but before
she did, the Deacons wanted to honor her dedication
by naming the pantry after her. We are now all
proud to be a part of this worthwhile cause.
THANKSGIVING BASKETS
Each year, the congregation is asked to help supply
turkeys, Stove Top stuffing, gravy mix, canned
vegetables, canned fruit, cranberry sauce, instant
potatoes, cookies and nuts to fill Thanksgiving
Baskets. This project helps make Thanksgiving
a true blessing to those in need. |
