50.1 millions Americans struggle to put food on the table. In the US, hunger isn't caused by a lack of food, but rather the continued prevalence of poverty. In the United States, we struggle to realize the amount of hunger that is all around us. In every twenty people, there is a family of three that cannot put food on the table and goes hungry every day. We know proper nutrition is vital to a child's growth. That is why Catholic World Mission has partnered with St. Peters Food Pantry in Yonkers, New York. Together with our donors, we have reconstructed the pantry to keep out the cold and provide food throughout the year.
Fr. José Félix, LC runs St. Peter's Catholic Parish located in a very low income area bordering the Bronx in Yonkers, NY. As part of their way to help the community they operate a food pantry wich distributes bags af food to 300 need families every week.
The Food pantry serves over 300 families regularly and over 1000 families over the holidays when children are home and not getting their meals at school. Ending food poverty in the United States is critical for the future of children.
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Christmas Blessings from South Carolina!
January 2023
This Christmas, YOU helped St. Antony's Mission Catholic Church and St. Andrew's Kitchen in Hardeeville, South Carolina provide Christmas meals and care packages! The volunteers delivered these meals and packages to 200 homeless in the area. Elizabeth Redway, a coordinator for the project, only has high praise and left the service opportunity with a grateful heart.
"We met some beautiful souls, knocked on maany doors, and gave out hugs to those who needed them. The smiles on the faces of those in need when we handed them a hot meal and a bag filled with essentials warmed my heart and made me realize that we are blessed to be blessing to others."
This included a family Elizabeth and other volunteers ran into which showed them the true reason for the season:
"We met family that did not want to take the meals at first because they said there were others that were in a worse situation than they were...Once we assured them that we had plenty to go around, they cried and said that we were truly a blessing. They could not stop hugging us. The dad was especially appreciative of the meal meant more to them than we would ever realize."
The team is already eager to help again for the next Christmas season as they saw how many lives were touched firsthand by their servant's hearts. We thank YOU and your generosity in feeding and providing for Hardeeville, South Carolina!
The Entire City of Hardeeville Benefit from this Local Food Pantry
Christmas 2019
Thanks to vary generous supporter, this past Christmas - 2019 - we partnered with St. Anthony Mission in South Carolina with the feeding of over 100 people at their Christmas Eve Dinner Event.
St. Anthony Mission in Hardeeville, SC, is a mission parish of St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church in Bluffton, SC. St. Anthony Mission is a small diversified parish supporting food pantry, The Mercy Mission.
The entire city of Hardeeville benefit from this local food pantry, which through its services create community and assist those in dire need of help.
Building a Better Pantry
November 2018
St. Peter's food pantry has operated the last few years out of an old garage. The roof was caving in, and holes in the siding let in more than the weather. St. Peter's came to us to ask for help rebuilding their food pantry to serve the immediate need of their community. We were able to help transform St. Peter's food pantry from a dilapidated garage, to an insulated and safe stucture to work and store food in.
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