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?
What is Loaves and Fishes of Union
County?
Loaves and Fishes of Union County is a non-profit
volunteer community food pantry 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.
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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, Union County
Community Action and Crisis Assistance, Union House, American
Red Cross, Turning Point, CMC-Union and Union Regional Home
Care, Healthquest, Presbyterian Hospital and Care Cruiser,
Council on Aging, the Arc of Union County, HELP Crisis Pregnancy
Center, Hospice of Union County, local clergy and United Way.
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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.
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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.
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Who
works at Loaves and Fishes of Union County
As of 2010 the volunteers from our many area churches
have created and maintained a successful ecumenical ministry
to Union County people in need for 26 years.
Some keep records,
pay bills, care for correspondence, speak to organizations,
prepare grant 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!
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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.
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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 up emergency
services.
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Where
does your support come from?
Our funds and food
come directly form individuals,the postal workers annual collection,
local congregations, other church groups, schools, scouts
and local businesses, fraternal organizations, and independent
drives. And in 2008 and 2009 we applied for and received grants
from the Union County Community Foundation arm of the Foundation
for the Carolinas to update our operations and buy and install
a walk-in freezer. We also received grants from FEMA's Emergency
Food and Shelter Program to help with increasing costs and
demand for service.
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