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United Way teams up with Americas Second Harvest mobile food pantry
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The first Effingham Mobile Food Pantry was held May 16 at the Effingham Recreation Department gym in Springfield. ASH, United Way-Effingham, FORCE and about two dozen local volunteers served nearly 300 families in the two-hour time slot.Volunteers sorted and bagged six tons of food, including chicken, tomato sauce, soup, potatoes, corn, dried plums, low fat milk, peaches, carrots, breakfast cereal and bread, an estimated value of $40 per family. For food assistance, call United Ways Effingham Service Center office at 826-5300. - photo by Photo provided

United Way of the Coastal Empire has chosen to fund America’s Second Harvest’s mobile food pantry (MFP) program to provide services to Bryan, Effingham and Liberty counties. 

This food distribution program delivers bulk food directly to low-income neighborhoods, where residents may lack transportation to food assistance, or underserved communities where food pantries are limited or lack adequate storage facilities for large quantities of food.  

The program’s target populations include low-income families, seniors and homeless individuals.  With the funding UWCE is providing ($6,000), ASH will conduct two MFPs, each intending to serve 300-350 persons, in all three of these counties before the end of the year, with an overall target of 8,000 served across all counties by year-end.