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Food Pantry
The Food Pantry food box program has been offered by NCRC since 1977. The program is primarily funded and supported through EFS grants, Sisters of Saint Joseph grants, and partnership with Food For People. Eligible low-income individuals and households may receive a food box each month to supplement other sources of food for the individual or family. Food boxes typically contain several protein items, sometimes the only quality protein in the monthly diet. Food Boxes are supplemented with fresh produce and bread donated from local grocers, bakeries, restaurants, and farmers, providing vital nutrition low-income individuals may not otherwise have available. An average of 240 local households access this service monthly in 2008.
Accessing the Food Pantry food box program is easy. Local residents call NCRC during the morning hours of any weekday and make and appointment for the afternoon to pick up their food box. An intake interview is performed at every monthly food box pick up with a member of the household to ensure all household information is correct and the food packaged for each household is appropriate for any existing health issues, special diets, and the number of individuals in the household.
Most labor associated with this service is performed by Back to Basics Life Skills and Employment-Readiness program participants under very close staff supervision.
Phone: 707-822-5008
Email: admin@arcataendeavor.org
501 9th Street, Arcata, CA 95521
