The need for pantry food continues to rise
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The need for pantry food is rising! So many families in Union County need help to have enough food for their family.
Our Friday drive-thru pantry provided a grocery cart of food to 195 households with 485 family members. That’s an increase from every previous week during the COVID-19 crisis. (Numbers also include 80 monthly food boxes distributed to senior citizens.)
Thank you to our wonderful volunteers who manned the distribution, giving a grocery cart full of food to each family.
Happy that we had - thanks to you - frozen beef/pork, chicken, sausage, grocery bag of staples, grocery bag of produce, bread, desserts and more to give everyone.
Want to donate food or service supplies? Bring to the “donations” door between 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., avoiding mealtimes of 8 - 9 a.m., noon to 1 p.m. and 6 to 7 p.m.
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New volunteers man
our drive-thru pantries
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Will Carter and Todd Barker are new volunteers to the Community Shelter, stepping in three weeks ago at our first COVID-19 drive-thru pantry.
The two have been loading vehicles with grocery cart-loads of meat, fresh produce, staple groceries – all with words of support and care.
Will said another volunteer mentioned volunteering at the Community Shelter and “I hadn’t thought about it. My partner thought it was a great idea. What better time to help people in our community."
Their Monroe fitness facility – No Limits Fitness – has been shut down through our governor’s order, so “we have a lot of free time."
“I feel grateful to be able to do this,” Will said, "but it’s also very important to give back to people, especially since we’re fully able-bodied people. We’re very fortunate.
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“We have a lot of opportunities that these people don’t have, so it gives us an opportunity to make sure that they can survive and live well."
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A sweet 78-year-old woman has pledged her stimulus payment, telling us to use it to pay the rent for someone in our program.
So very sweet!
If you don’t need your stimulus payment, consider donating it to someone who does.
www.UnionShelter.org/Donate
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Some of our fabulous volunteers and donations
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We are grateful for the volunteer time and for these donations.
Truly, we couldn’t do it without everyone’s support!
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Thank You! Your support is so very important.
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Thank You!
Those two words are easily said during regular life, but during this COVID-19 crisis, we’re saying them more fervently and continually.
Thanks to your support, we’ve been able to provide breakfast, lunch and hot dinners to all our residential Shelter clients as well as grocery bags to community residents needing food.
Some of our meal preparation and service groups have canceled their participation during the COVID-19 crisis, and we understand. It’s scary to be in a building with up to 100 individuals – most of whom you don’t know.
Be assured that with the guidance of local health officials, we are doing our best to practice responsible distancing
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Want to help?
- Want to provide a meal? Call Tara Bryant at 704-261-3491. If you’d like to donate a meal, but cannot cook it, we encourage ordering a meal from a local restaurant for delivery. A win-win situation!
- Need food assistance? Call Victoria Maye at 704-261-3496.
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and prevention activities in the shelter to increase the safety for all.
Our mission to shelter and feed those experiencing hunger and homelessness has been a challenge, certainly. But every day, there’s enough food to prepare and distribute and our residential clients remain safe. And for that, we are very grateful!
We know that you, too, are facing challenges during this very unusual time, but you’re still coming forward to help our neighbors suffering hunger and homelessness.
Thank you so very much! Truly, we couldn’t do it without you.
I wish you and your family good health over the coming months.
Kathy Bragg, CEO
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- Want to donate money? Your financial donation allows us to use the funds in the most-efficient way. Click DONATE or send a check to 160 Meadow St., Monroe, NC 28110.
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Despite the COVID-19 crisis, the Shelter is continuing to fulfill its mission to rehouse local residents experiencing homelessness. In the last three weeks, we’ve rehoused four single adults and a family of four.
We’re so proud of these individuals!
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Connect with us at 704.289.5300 or at uccs@UnionShelter.org.
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