Families needing food assistance are welcome to visit the pantry!!
The Heavenly Food Pantry, located at the First Congregational Church on Main Street in Essex Junction, will be open to families residing in Essex, Essex Junction and Westford on Thursday, June 23, from 2:00-6:00 p.m. We will be allowing family members (preferably 1 per family) to enter the church building. Families arriving will be given a number when they enter through the front doors of the church and directed to the sanctuary where they will wait until their number is called for registration. They will then complete registration and be sent into the Fellowship Hall, where a volunteer will greet and escort them around the pantry, allowing them to make food selections of their choosing. The food will be weighed (information for pantry use only) and another volunteer will bring the food to the family's vehicle. Shopping carts will be made available for those within walking distance of the pantry.
The Food Pantry requests that those visiting the pantry (as well as the volunteers) remain masked when the pantry is open for food distribution.
As usual, there are no income requirements to visit the food pantry and a variety of food is available to everyone; however, additional food is provided by the USDA to eligible families who fall below federally mandated guidelines. Participation in the USDA program is now limited to once a month. This represents a very small portion of the total food available and families are allowed to visit the pantry each time it is open-on the 2nd Monday of the month from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and the 4th Thursday of the month from 2:00-6:00 p.m. (except for November and December when it is the 3rd Thursday.
Families not able to attend the pantry may call the Church office at 878-5745 between 9:00 and noon today through Thursday to leave contact information so arrangements for delivery can be made. Calls will be made to complete registration on Thursday morning so please be sure to leave a number that you can be reached at that time.
The next food pantry distribution will occur on Monday, July 11, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
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