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…
Tag: Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank
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…
Generals, November 2019
Hope’s Treasure Boutique Returns Nov. 13-16
Cathy Kalin The Hope’s Treasures Holiday Boutique returns this year with quality handcrafted goods Wednesday through Saturday, Nov. 13-16, at Hope Covenant Church, 1770 S. Dobson Road (north of Germann), Chandler. Hours are Wednesday, Opening Night, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The…
Generals, September 2019
Matthew’s Crossing food drive
Ellen Engel Jan Terhune, Executive Director of Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank, says she is in awe of our friends who continue to step up their commitment to fight hunger. Hunger is real. One out of every four children does not know where their next meal is coming from. It doesn’t take a vacation or a…