June Report

On the four Thursdays that the pantry was open this June we provided 2,684 bags of groceries to help a total of 671 families ... in those households there were 592 children under the age of 18. During June we also served 837 meals.

These figures reflect the help our pantry is providing to address the current situation where "one in every six Americans is in need of food assistance".

Providing groceries and lunches requires many volunteers and right now we have 83 persons listed as serving in the pantry. We couldn't do what we are doing without their help ... perhaps you would like to help as well ... if so please contact Paula Briden, Food Pantry Coordinator, by phone at 508-993-1691 or by email at bpaula1@comcast.net .

Fresh produce is a very important part of our pantry operation and we are happy to note that Saint Anthony's is now listed at AmbleHarvest.org where gardeners can help diminish hunger by sharing excess garden produce with neighborhood pantries. We are looking forward to bountiful partnerships with the gardeners who contact us through this organization.