Mission
Action: Hunger
Members
of our Hunger Team work in connection with local agencies
to stock the shelves of hungry people in our city. We have
worked toward this effort through food drives, delivery of
meals and even gleaning in the fields. This team works in
conjunction with our Hunger
Committee to meet hunger needs globally and locally. We
hope you will join us as we seek to minimize the issue of
hunger here and abroad.
View
the Hunger Team Brochure
How
Can I Help Meet Needs?
Community
Culinary School: This program provides
training in food services for underemployed individuals. Students
prepare the food for Friendship Trays and we support this
effort by funding. Visit their website at www.communityculinary.org.
Community
Food Rescue:
This group rescues perishable food items from
restaurants, hospitals and grocers to distribute among Charlotte's
hungry. We make financial contributions to assist with operating
costs. Volunteer drivers are needed.Visit their website at
www.communityfoodrescue.org.
CROP
Walk: St.
John's provides space and utilities for the local office.
Fifty to sixty members of our church walk in the annual event
to raise funds for hunger. Funds are donated to local and
international hunger agencies. Visit their website at www.cropwalk.com.
Friendship
Trays: For years, St. John's has supported
Friendship Trays, an organization that provides daily hot
lunches to elderly or shut-in persons. In addition to financial
support, we provide volunteers who work once a week or once
a month to pack or deliver lunches. Visit their website at
www.friendshiptrays.org.
The
Gleaning Network: Sponsored by the Society
of St. Andrew, this group organizes volunteers to harvest
good produce that would otherwise be discarded and distributes
it to the hungry. Visit their website at www.endhunger.org/north_carolina.htm.
Loaves
and Fishes: This is a network of 16 food
pantries providing direct emergency food assistance to people
in crisis. Volunteers are used to staff pantries and receive
telephone referrals. We also participate in the annual food
drives. Visit their website at www.loavesandfishes.org.
Second
Harvest Food Bank: This
agency is part of a national organization that handles food
and other products for distribution in a 16 county region
around Charlotte. We provide financial assistance. Volunteers
are needed to sort and organize contributions. Visit their
website at www.secondharvestcharlotte.org.
Room
in the Inn, Uptown Shelter & Urban Ministries:
Working with these programs we provide food to 12 homeless
men each Friday night, December through March.
For
more information or to get involved, contact Hunger Chair
Ashley Maready.
or
contact Blythe Taylor at St John's:
300 Hawthorne Lane
Charlotte, NC 28204
phone: 704.333.5428
fax: 704.333.2401
View other Mission Action Team Pages:
Children & Families
Community
Building
Education
Health & Care-Giving
Shelter
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