Feeding the Valley Food Bank

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Here's Frank Sheppard, President & CEO sharing our mission and the importance of community support. #feedthevalley

Trucks are loaded and ready to distribute over 10,000 pounds of food this morning at Cutliff Grove Family Resource Center #feedthevalley

This is a scary time for all of us. But, through everything, I see courage. I see strength. I see togetherness. -Irene, volunteer The seemingly endless cycle ...of negative news can feel discouraging, but we're thankful for the tireless efforts of food banks, supporters, and volunteers who are ensuring that their communities have food on the table right now. If you are in need of help, or want to see how you can help, here are are resources to get you started: Find a food bank near you: https://bit.ly/2K0qWkk Take action to end hunger: https://bit.ly/2LBmnx3

The monthly Mobile Pantry food distribution for Georgia residents is Saturday, January 16 at the Columbus Civic Center at 9:00 a.m. This is drive thru style, please remain in your vehicle and wear a mask for everyone’s safety.

Food insecurity in the 18 counties we serve is greater now than ever before. People who have never needed assistance before are coming to our Mobile Pantries for help. In order to address the greater need during the pandemic, we have expanded our Mobile Pantry Program and to reach more people. On average, we are distributing more than 900,000 lbs. of food in a month throughout our service area. These food boxes contain canned and dry non-perishable foods. We also provide... frozen meat, fresh produce, dairy, and bakery items along with this supplement of food. The needs are great and it's our mission to provide food for families, children, and our senior citizens. No one should ever be hungry. Want to help? You can help by donating. $1 can provide 6 meals to a family in your community. #feedthevalley https://feedingthevalley.org/ways-to-give/

Feeding the Valley Albany, the Albany State Women's basketball and Volleyball team are ready to hand out produce and bakery in the Pink Parade

Families often must choose between food or rent, utilities, transportation, or other necessities. What many take for granted, is a blessing to others. Food bank...s are able to eliminate the need to make major sacrifices by providing reliable food boxes full of healthy foods. Keep these families of hardworking people and children in your hearts as you consider donating to your local food banks. #militaryfamily #militaryfamilies #endhunger #foodinsecurity See more

Through November 15 you can drop off non-perishable foods at Rivertown Toyota. Click on the article to see what is most needed.

TOMORROW we will see you for #FarmstandFriday where we will have MORE VEGGIES than EVER BEFORE! Stop by the 2nd Avenue MercyMed clinic from 9am-12pm (look for ...the tent!). You can buy Radishes, Turnips, Greens, Lettuces, Peppers, Bok Choy, Herbs, and more root veggies from multiple farmers! North Highland community + MercyMed patients receive a 25% discount. EBT receives double the value; if you swipe your EBT card for $10, you get $20 worth of fresh produce at any of the vendor stations! Share the word about our little Friday Market with your friends. Pecan Point Farm and The Old School Kitchen will also be joining us with goodies! Remember, Farmstand Friday is EVERY Friday (unless we tell you otherwise ) photo Bennett Counts of the #MercyMedFarm

DIABETES EDUCATION tomorrow at 1pm on Facebook Live with our Nurse Practitioner, Marie McIntosh! This week's session will cover developing a healthy relationsh...ip with food. You can tune into Marie's class here on our Facebook page! photo by Bennett Counts #MercyMedColumbus #diabeteseducation

Calling all Youth! October may be almost over, but its not too late to complete some community service hours - virtually!!

All that Amazon shopping adds up and by registering with AmazonSmile you can pay it forward and support our mission! Log into AmazonSmile and set us up as one of your favorite charities and help provide food for families in your community. #feedthevalley

We regret that out of safety precautions for our volunteers and our team, we will be unable to host The Big Gobble this year. We look forward to gobbling bigger and better in 2021!

Harris County Residents! Due to the possibility of severe weather on Thursday, the Mobile Pantry food distribution for registered recipients will be Wednesday, October 28 at 8:00 a.m. at Moultrie Park in Hamilton. #feedthevalley

A year ago this week....we expanded our operations into four new counties: Clay, Dougherty, Lee and Terrell. We were ready to serve! Little did we know what t...he future held for us in the coming months. Our team in Albany hit the ground running and, by the end of this September, more than 3.4 million pounds of food has been distributed in these counties - providing more than 2.8 million meals for families experiencing food insecurity. We thank our new partner agencies and corporate friends who have embraced us as their community food bank. We have a lot more to do and look forward to the future. To our FTV Albany team - Great work! We are so proud and thank you for all of your passion and hard work to solve hunger. #feedthevalley