Nancy Patterson Wow! The classes have started with a bang! At this rate, Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank should be receiving about $200 cash donation at the end of every month—maybe more. (I am writing this article the second week in March for the publication deadline, so it is kind of a guess.) The class works…
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Generals, March 2021
Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank: Trying to Survive the Pandemic
Ellen Engel Here are some words from a volunteer at Matthew’s Crossing that can describe the work done by the volunteers. “We serve anyone in need of food. However, most of our clients are the working poor and those looking for work. This is an awesome experience. We have around 100 dedicated volunteers. Each year,…
Generals, January 2021
Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank Is Feeding Record Numbers of Families
Ellen Engel Causes: Coronavirus relief food banks, food, food banks, and pantries Mission: Uniting our community in the fight against hunger by providing food and basic necessities to our neighbors in need. Results: Currently, Matthew’s Crossing provides food and other basic necessities to over 3,500 people each month and approximately 2,250 food boxes for students per month. Target…
Generals, December 2020
Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank: How to Hold a Virtual Food Drive
Ellen Engel Food banks across the country are focused on new ways to collect food and cash to feed the hungry. We know that in Arizona, one in four children, one in five adults, and one in six seniors don’t know where their next meal will come from (www.matthewscrossing.org). Almost a million people are facing…
Generals, September 2020
Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank Supports Many Who Are Impacted by COVID-19
Ellen Engel In August, we experienced more closures due to an upsurge of COVID-19, resulting in more job losses and families with no money for essentials like food. When there is an emergency of any kind, families are challenged with many things. Access to hunger relief becomes a priority. When the COVID-19 health crisis began,…
Generals, August 2020
Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank Supports Many Who Are Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ellen Engel In July, we experienced more closures due to an upsurge of COVID-19 resulting in more job losses and families with no money for essentials like food. When there is an emergency of any kind, families are challenged with many things. Access to hunger relief becomes a priority. When the COVID-19 health crisis began,…
Generals, February 2020
Matthew’s Crossing Provides Backpacks for Children
Ellen Engel In Arizona, one in four children, one in five adults, and one in seven seniors do not have enough to eat. Matthew’s Crossing has many different programs to help these people. Many of these people are homeless. One program provides 1,500 backpacks every Friday of the school year containing enough food for two days,…
Generals, January 2020
IronOaks Residents Volunteer at Matthew’s Crossing
Michele Renahan A team from IronOaks volunteered at Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank in Chandler. Matthew’s Crossing is a non-profit charitable organization addressing the needs of hunger in our community. Ten members from the management team met to help out for the morning. Five hundred meal bags were assembled, along with prepping snack bags and breaking…
Generals, January 2020
Matthew’s Crossing Provides Hunger Relief for College Students
Ellen Engel Contributions to Matthew’s Crossing make it possible for approximately 150 college students to have access to hunger relief. Hunger on college and university campuses is alarming. Matthews’ Crossing supports food closets at two community colleges and two universities. Donating to Matthew’s Crossing allows you an Arizona tax credit gift of up to $800…
Generals, November 2019
Matthew’s Crossing prepares for Holiday Food Box program
Ellen Engel Existing clients of Matthew’s Crossing qualify for a free Holiday Food Box at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. Holiday Food Boxes include turkey or ham and all of the holiday trimmings to feed a family of four to six people. Holiday Food Boxes are given out on a first come, first served basis and…