As the end of the year approaches and with the New Year just around the corner, I want to let you know the tremendous difference you’ve made in the lives of people who needed to turn to Center for Food Action.

 Because you opened your heart, you’ve helped us accomplish some pretty amazing things this year.

CFA provided more than 1.4 million meals to neighbors struggling to fill their plates.  And, thousands of children attending schools and summer programs in low-income areas got to take home yummy and healthy Weekend Snack Packs while some of our oldest neighbors got to enjoy delicious and easy to prepare foods through our Dinners4Seniors program. And, thousands of local families received Thanksgiving packages.

Truly amazing, right?  But that isn’t all, in the process of getting healthy food to people, your support funded the rescue of more than 600,000 pounds of food from area supermarkets.

Your impact didn’t stop there. You helped make it possible for hundreds of households to stay in their homes during tough times. Hundreds more received help with their security deposits, so they did not become homeless.  Even more were able to keep their heat and lights on, all thanks to the more than $800,000 CFA paid on their behalf.

With your help, one of the most important things people get when they come to CFA is knowing someone cares and, as someone recently told me, “Walking out of here, I feel less stress and for the first time in a long time, hope!”

CFA has been helping neighbors since 1976.  One constant over the years is when an individual or family is in crisis, we need to respond. Even a day’s delay can mean a child will go to bed hungry, a senior citizen will have the lights turned off, or a family will be evicted from their home.  With your support, we can get food to people who need it, keep families in their own homes during difficult times, and keep people warm when temperatures plummet.

Sincerely,

Patricia Espy