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Emergency
Food Bank volunteers take requests for food Monday through Friday
from 9:00 AM until noon. The food is transported from the storeroom
to a distribution site where it is available for pick up between
1:30 and 3:30 PM that same afternoon.
Based
on the recommendations of a nutritionist, who is an Emergency Food
Bank board member, an appropriate amount of food to prepare balanced
meals for at least three days is provided in each order. These foods
include canned fruits and vegetables, fresh milk and bread, cereal, canned
fish, beans, soup, peanut butter, pasta, bread and margarine. Baby
food and formula, as well as certain special foods needed for medical
reasons are provided on request. People living on the street or
in temporary quarters with no kitchen may request special orders
containing ready-to-eat foods and eating utensils.
Any
Charlottesville-Albemarle County resident in need of food may call
the Emergency Food Bank directly at 979-9180 or be referred by a
local social service agency or church.
Special
projects include providing nutritious snacks for children in the
Albemarle County Bright Stars Program; delivering orders for
individual clients to the On Our Own facility; and providing lunch
supplies for homeless people who are being sheltered and fed during
winter by the PACEM Program.
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