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Two years and counting of the life-altering Covid pandemic have not impacted the commitment of the Food Ministry (FM) to its local constituents. FM quickly pivoted from delivering hot meals prepared in our church kitchen to providing bags of shelf-stable meals to long-time partner, HomeFront, and to Luther Arms Senior Housing in Trenton (Luther Arms). … Continue reading Food Ministry Luther Arms’ Appeal Needs Your Donations
by Marcia Wittmann, Food Ministry Team On November 16, the Food Ministry team received this urgent request from Meghan Cubano, Director of Community Engagement at HomeFront: “Just throwing this out there in case UUCWC can come to the rescue. Our plans for distributing Thanksgiving meals to the two hundred families staying in motels have fallen … Continue reading UUCWC Responds to HomeFront Thanksgiving SOS
In early October, the Food Ministry put out another call for donations to enable it to provide meal bags and other supplies to HomeFront. Once again, the congregation responded with overwhelming generosity. The HomeFront Halloween Donation Drive brought in nearly 500 items, all of which were delivered to HomeFront the first week of November. The pandemic … Continue reading Halloween Food Drive Spins The Holiday A New Way
HomeFront has had a long-standing history of support from UUCWC. Due to the pandemic situation the HomeFront client base has dramatically increased. Providing food items for these families has become a significant challenge. The UUCWC Food Ministry is asking for donations of shelf stable food items for those families to help ease that situation. Our … Continue reading Halloween Food Drive for HomeFront
by Mike Muccioli Thank You, Thank You, 1,400 times Thank You! Your generosity is amazing! Last month, the UUCWC Food Ministry asked for your help to provide food related assistance to Luther Arms of Trenton, a low income, non-profit for senior citizens, many with disabilities. You have provided the March food drive with over 1,400 items. Food Ministry … Continue reading Food Ministry Update
by Mike Muccioli, Food Ministry Team Providing food related assistance to our community is our mission. How the Food Ministry completes this mission is the challenge. The past ten months have proved to be trying times for everyone. Your Food Ministry is no exception. The ChallengeWithout access to our church and unable to use the … Continue reading UUCWC Food Ministry Mission Continues
The past nine months have proved to be trying times for everyone, your Food Ministry being no exception. Determined to continue to fulfill our mission of providing food related assistance to our community , the UUCWC Food Ministry has provided over 600 nutritious meal bags for the low income seniors of Luther Arms in Trenton. … Continue reading Food Ministry Update for December 2020
Mike Muccioli and the UUCWC Food Ministry team The UUCWC Food Ministry is continuing to fulfill our mission through these trying times. Not being able to use the UUCWC kitchen made us have to rethink our processes and we have found a few solutions. Each month the food ministry is providing Luther Arms (low income … Continue reading Food Ministry Update – Sept 2020
By Bonnie Ruekgauer Despite limitations due to coronavirus restrictions, UUCWC’s Food Ministry has continued to fulfill its mission of feeding those in need. Since we cannot use the church kitchen for cooking, we have decided to use our resources to support other organizations which provide meals. During the month of May, we donated $400 from … Continue reading Food Ministry Update – June 2020
The UUCWC Council for Faith in Action’s (CFA) recent quarterly meeting included members of the Food Ministry Team. Following the update of activities from all CFA Teams, the group focused on the impact of COVID-19 and the growing need regarding food insecurity in our communities in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It became clear that … Continue reading CFA and Food Ministry Working to Address Food Insecurity
