Join Us in the Fight to Prevent Hunger

When we compared our food shelf’s year-over-year Q1-Q3 data (April-December 2023 vs. April-December 2024), we saw increases as high as 13% in a few key areas: number of households served, number of households with children served, and pounds of food/goods distributed.

While we can help prevent hunger for the families and individuals who have come to us in need of support, we can only be here, ready to respond, for the hundreds of households who have not yet found their way to Interfaith – but eventually will.

The need is growing, and so is our commitment. 

As a result, we are getting a head start on Prevent Hunger, our annual drive to end food insecurity in our community, which will run through April 30.

We invite you to join us in responding to this need; here are a few ways to do so: 

• Make a donation: Financial donations to Prevent Hunger help us purchase food from our partners at the best prices possible. This is especially critical when it comes to getting ind-demand meat and fresh produce for our clients. Bonus: If you donate on or before March 31, you’ll help us reach our FY25 goal – we’re 87% of the way there!

• Hold a food drive: Each month, Interfaith’s food shelf distributes an average of 69,000 pounds of food and goods. Most food drive collections weigh at least 1,000 pounds, which helps our team plan inventory for the weeks and months ahead. For more information on how to plan your food drive, click here. 

“We will always need to use funds to purchase food, but we want to reserve them for items that aren’t ideal for donating, like frozen meat and fresh produce. That’s where larger-scale donations of the basics, the non-perishables, really come into play,” says food shelf manager Andy Swerine.

Your individual food donations are always needed and appreciated as well. Be sure to check out our current list of most-needed items to make the most impact. 

Thank you – your support makes the difference!