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Feeding Southwest Virginia recently wrapped up its participation in the 15th annual statewide Legal Food Frenzy, where three Southwest Virginia law firms top won awards.
Twenty-one law offices and organizations in a 26-county, nine-city service area joined in the competition, hosting creative activities designed to raise food and funds for local food banks.
Together, they raised more than $41,000 to support Feeding Southwest Virginia. Statewide, all firms participating raised more than $350,000, or the equivalent of 1.4 million pounds of food for all seven Virginia Federation Food Banks.
â2021âs Legal Food Frenzy has been the biggest ever for Feeding Southwest Virginia,â said Pamela Irvine, CEO of Feeding Southwest Virginia. âWe so appreciate our local legal organizations joining the fight against hunger in our region in such a big way, especially this year. Their generosity will make a lasting difference in the lives of others.â
Abby Hamilton, president and CEO of United Way of Roanoke Valley, answers a question about how Roanoke s human services nonprofits handled the COVID-19 pandemic over the last 13 months.
The worried man on the phone asked Anne Marie Green whether he could safely make himself a ham sandwich.
The call had come in on the 211 line during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under a contract with the Virginia Department of Social Services, the Council of Community Services in Roanoke runs Virginia 211, a helpline that refers callers to health and human service agencies that can meet their needs. Administrative staff, including Green, the councilâs president, were personally fielding calls about COVID.
Mobile Marketplace launches to bring affordable groceries to underserved areas
Feeding Southwest Virginia debuted its new initiative in Craig County
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NEW CASTLE, Va. – A church parking lot turned into a grocery store on Wednesday, as the work to feed those in need goes mobile.
“Do they spend money on transportation or medicine or food?” said Pamela Irvine, president and CEO of Feeding Southwest Virginia.
The food bank is trying to make those tough decisions a little easier with its newest program, the Mobile Marketplace.
We are #excited to announce the #official launch of our Mobile Marketplace in Craig County, Virginia ! In addition to.Posted by Feeding Southwest Virginia on Tuesday, April 20, 2021