FAQs
What
is Loaves and Fishes of Union County?
What are your approved
agencies whose referrals you accept?
Is Loaves and Fishes
of Union County a United Way agency?
What does Loaves and
Fishes of Union County need?
Who works at Loaves
and Fishes of Union County?
Does Loaves and Fishes
of Union County have an annual audit?
How can individuals
or families receive the services you provide?
Where does your support
come from?
Are
canned goods still safe after a year or two?
Confused
about dates; sell by, use by, best used by, date actual expiration?
What is Loaves and Fishes of Union
County?
Loaves and Fishes of Union County is a non-profit
community food pantry program that provides a week's worth
of groceries for nutritionally balanced meals to people in
crisis in Union County, up to three times a year. We meet
these emergency situations upon written referrals from our
approved human service agencies or local clergy who do the
screening of the applicatants.
What are your approved agencies whose
referrals you accept?
Loaves and Fishes of Union County, Inc. serves an average
of more than 4000 people in the community yearly and is a
vital arm of its partner social services agencies: Union County
DSS< Health Department and Veteran's Services, Unio County
Community Action and Crisis Assistance, Union House, American
Red Cross, Turning Point, CMC-Union and Union Regional Home
Care, Council on Aging, the Arc of Union County, HELP Crisis
Pregnancy Center, local clergy and United Way.
Is Loaves and Fishes of Union County
a United Way agency?
No. Loaves and Fishes of Union County Inc. is a completely
volunteer, stand alone charitable nonprofit entity, not funded
by any agency of the Federal, State or Local government. Nor
are we affiliated with any large state, regional, or national
organization. We have not had a need to apply for agency status
with United Way but we do serve a number of their agencies.
What does Loaves and Fishes of Union
County need?
The grocery list was compiled by a registered dietician
to provide nutritionally balanced meals and includes such
things as frozen chicken and/or ground beef, oinions, margarine,
eggs, flour, sugar, cereal, pasta, dried beans, canned tuna,
fruit and vegetables.
Who
works at Loaves and Fishes of Union County
As of 2009 the volunteers from our many area churches
have created and maintained a successful ecumenical ministry
to Union County people in need for 25 years.
Some keep records,
pay bills, care for correspondence, speak to organizations,
write applications and otherwise raise funds. Some purchase,
transport, log and stock the pantry. Others divide and package
the food in a predetermined assortment and quantity by family
size for an ample week's worth of nutritionally balanced meals.
No one is paid!
Does
Loaves and Fishes of Union County have an annual audit?
Yes, the accounting firm of Collins, Boike and Moore
have done our audit every year. Copies are available to review
on site. Ask any Board member to assist you in locating them.
How
can an individual or family receive the services of Loaves
and Fishes of Union County?
Clients are served on a referral basis after screening
by one of our partner agencies (can be found on our home page)
One can only be a recipient three times a year and not become
dependent as if we give hand outs rather than hand ups form
an emergency services.
Where
does your support come from?
Our funds and food
come directly form individuals, the fire department, the postal
workers annual collection, local congregations, church groups
and local businesses, fraternal organizations, independent
drives and schools. And this year we applied for and received
2 grants associated with the Foundation for the Carolina and
one from FEMA's Emergency Food and Shelter Program.
Are
canned goods still safe after one year two years?
Store high acid foods such as tomatoes and other fruit up
to 18 months; low acid foods such as meat and vegetables 2
to 5 years.Canned meat and poultry will keep at best quality
2 to 5 years if the can remains in good condition and has
been stored in a cool, clean, dry place. Properly stored it
may still be used but quality is not at its best. To learn
more view the
U.S Department of Agriculture website for a more detailed
faq.
Confused
about the dates; sell by, use by, best used by, date acutal
expiration?
Review the following article
"What Do Food Expiration Dates Mean?" a Gourmet
Food & Cooking Resource for a in dept explaination of
dates.
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