Thanks to a partnership between several different agencies, more than 300 families were given food boxes at a mobile food pantry distribution held at Danville Community College (DCC) on Friday, Feb. 5.Â
Feeding Southwest Virginia, PATHS, Danville Police Department, Danville Community Development, Haven of the Dan River Region and DCC all came together to hand out bags of food, as well as resources from their agencies, to families who drove through.
Fridayâs distribution was the 25th pop up event sponsored by Feeding Southwest Virginia, and the first held in Danville. The organization, which covers 26 different counties, has been able to reach 22,000 people through this system so far.
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“He had a unique ability to connect with people, and kids in particular,” John’s father, Peter Lewis said. “As tragic as his untimely death is, the thing is, he packed a whole lot of time into his life. He kept his focus on serving others.”
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Food banks had a better year than expected.
The public health emergency and its economic effects spawned fears of hungry clients being turned away because of empty shelves.
But the worst-case scenario did not happen in the region.
Individuals, businesses and governments contributed substantial additional financial support to sustain supplies of meat, perishables and dry goods available for distribution during the pandemic, reports the areaâs largest food bank. At the same time, government stimulus checks and higher jobless pay relieved some of the pressure on systems that distribute free food.
Although the worst may have passed, organizations said they still require the publicâs ongoing support to operate and encouraged continued giving.
FarmBurguesa, Feeding Southwest Virginia team up to feed hundreds of kids
Food was given out at the Community Solutions Center on Melrose Avenue
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ROANOKE, Va. – Hundreds of kids in the Roanoke Valley will go to bed with full stomachs Tuesday.
FarmBurguesa and Feeding Southwest Virginia handed out burgers, turkeys and groceries to 250 kids today at the Community Solutions Center on Melrose Avenue.
Feeding Southwest Virginia CEO Pamela Irvine said the coronavirus pandemic has made people more generous than ever before.
“We’ve seen that generosity increase because people relate to the fact that I may not have something to eat today, whether I can afford to buy it and it’s not available or I can not afford to buy it and I just have no other resources,” explained Irvine.