Tag Archive for Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank

Work Out to Help Out

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…

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…

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,…

IronOaks Residents Volunteer at Matthew’s Crossing

Volunteer Day—the entire group

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…