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Food To You Mobile Food Pantry
If you need help feeding the members of your household, you are welcome to visit the Food To You Mobile Food Pantry when it comes to your part of town each month with groceries and household items.
Actual food distribution is at 6:00-7:00pm on Thursdays of every month.
See distribution times and locations at the right.
No need to come early; all will be served in random order.
Proof of income is not required, but please bring some form of ID.
Households may use the Mobile Food Pantry only once a month and only one person from a household may receive food for the people at that address.
Sponsored by Charis Ministry Partners, a non-profit organization of Sioux Falls area of Lutheran churches.
Food To You Distribution Schedule
Thank you to the groups listed below who have signed up to sponsor/volunteer for a Food to You Distribution in the coming months. If your business, organization, church, or other group would like to do this please e-mail the Food To You Coordinator as soon as possible. Scheduling is on a first come first serve basis.
The Coordinator is now scheduling groups to sponsor and serve at a Food to You distribution on the following dates marked OPEN:
Another Way To Help Out…
Did you know that personal care items do not qualify as food stamp items? These necessities are something Food to You tries to provide in a limited way to those who use the mobile food pantry. You can help with this! Collect and assemble HYGIENE PACKS for Food to You to offer to the clients at the weekly distributions. A Hygiene Pack is to be made up in this way:
One large roll of toilet paper
One bar of soap
One bottle of shampoo OR one large tube of toothpaste
Place the three items in a clear gallon plastic bag and fasten securely with either a twist tie or ziplock.
Please contact the Coordinator with questions before donating loose items leftover from making the packs. In order to be fair to all clients we cannot accept packs made with different items. (PS: Make sure you use really large rolls of toilet paper!)
You can drop off Hygiene Packs during regular office hours at East Side Lutheran Church, 1300 East 10th Street. Please leave a note indicating the name of the donor and how many packs were given. Those who will receive the packs say, “Thank you!”.
NECESSITIES FOR NEIGHBORS - more help with household items
An offshoot of the Food to You Mobile Food Pantry has developed at Peace Lutheran Church, 5509 West 41st Street in Sioux Falls. NECESSITIES FOR NEIGHBORS takes place at Peace Lutheran on the first Sunday of every month from 1:00-3:00pm. The following items are handed out to those who are in need:
Laundry soap
Diapers & wipes
Toilet paper
Feminine hygiene products
Other personal care items
Those who wish to be served by Necessities for Neighbors are encouraged to arrive no earlier than 12:45pm. Starting in March it will no longer be first come first served but place in line will be determined by random numbers that are drawn just before the distribution.
Please contact Peace Lutheran Church if you would like to help in any way with Necessities for Neighbors, 605-361-3683. This program is a ministry of Charis Ministry Partners.
Donations to Food To You Mobile Food Pantry
Supporting donations are very welcome and needed to support and sustain the Food to You Mobile Food Pantry. This program is funded entirely by the
charitable donations of individuals and groups as well as a few small grants (totaling $6,000) for 2009. Charis Ministry Partners is classified as a Public
Charity has 501C3 status with the US Internal Revenue Service. The only staff person is a part-time Coordinator who supervises the distributions, promotes
the program in the community, and works to arrange and train volunteer groups and individuals.
A partnership with the Community Food Banks of South Dakota and other area organizations, services, and churches is enabling Charis Ministry Partners to conduct this program to decrease hunger and increase caring in our community. Your gift, large or small, will insure that those in the Sioux Falls community and surrounding area who are struggling to feed the members of their households will receive the help they need.
Please make your check out to Charis Ministry Partners and send to Food to You Mobile Food Pantry, Charis Ministry Partners, 1300 East 10th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57103. Your gift is fully tax deductible.
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Schedule
6:00-7:00pm
First Thursday
East Side Lutheran Church
1300 East 10th Street
Second Thursday
Messiah New Hope Lutheran Church
5001 East Madison Street
Third Thursday
Augustana Lutheran Church
235 North Prairie Avenue
Fourth Thursday
St. John Lutheran Church
1912 West 13th Street
Fifth Thursday
No Distributions
Special Note:
If you need household necessities, check out
NECESSITIES FOR NEIGHBORS. Read more about it on the Food To You Home Page.
Volunteer groups are invited to sign up to sponsor a Food to You Thursday evening distribution by donating $200 and providing 16-20 volunteers to conduct the distribution under the direction of the Coordinator. Some older youth are welcome as part of the groups. Small groups or individuals may combine with others to sponsor and serve at a distribution.
August Food of the Month
distributed through August 26th:
Pasta:
(any brand)
These are the items that volunteers are asked to collect and bring
when their group volunteers. Others are welcome to donate as well.
Contact Coordinator for delivery instructions.
September Food Item:
Tuna or Tuna Helper
Banana Box*
Blessings
Bulletin
(To read News & Notes from the Coordinator click the Banana Box)
*Piles of empty Banana Boxes are an essential part of every Food To You Distribution! Almost all the clients receive and carry their groceries and food items home from the Mobile Food Pantry in banana boxes.