By the Food Ministry Team

The Food Ministry Team is off to a busy start doing what it can to help reduce food insecurity in our local communities. Thanks to the generous donations from members and friends to the first food drive in September, we delivered canned and boxed food with an inventory value of close to $700 to Fisherman’s Mark in Lambertville. Starting in October, the Food Ministry will provide a monthly meal for the Monday night Home Front Tutoring program. It will also continue making a monthly supper meal bag for Home Front’s Joy’s, Hopes & Dreams program students.

The team also plans to host another chili fundraiser on Sunday, December 15th, the day of the South Philly Jazz Band concert. Members and friends will have several more opportunities to donate to food drives over the year. The Food Ministry’s work is supported by the Faith Expression Funding Team arm of the Council for Faith in Action, which relies on donations to the Sunday plate for its funding. Your generosity matters.

Food Ministry members are excited about the new kitchen, which will soon be operational. We will resume meal preparation for Luther Arms Senior Housing in Trenton, our annual Loaves and Fishes weekend in March, and other planned meal preparation projects. Food Ministry members are Serv Safe certified, meaning they have studied for and taken a test to be certified in safe commercial kitchen practices.

Many organizations the Food Ministry has worked with or donated to need volunteers. If you want to contribute to the community outside UUCWC, click here for information about a few organizations the Food Ministry works with.

If you are interested in joining the Food Ministry team, monthly meetings are on the second Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. Email foodministry@uucwc.org for more information or with your comments or suggestions.