NEWLAND — Feeding Avery Families is taking its mission on the road. The community food bank, which provides meals and groceries to neighbors in need free of charge, has become
NEWLAND â After one of the busiest seasons in the nonprofitâs history, Feeding Avery Families continues to expand its services throughout the community to help ensure that no one goes hungry in Avery County.
In order to accomplish this mission Executive Director Dick Larson and the many volunteers who contribute the organization have been working to expand the number of available community pantries to Lees-McRae College and the Williams YMCA, creating the new âBackpacks for Seniors programâ and becoming prepared for the upcoming summer food distribution.
â(The pantry at Lees-McRae) is available anytime the Student Center is open. Itâs available for anybody at anytime they have need for food. Weâll be supplementing that with some additional personal hygiene projects. We did put some in to begin with, but this is something we want to keep doing too,â Larson said. âItâs hard to believe when you think about it. How could students be foo
Over the last year, organizations working in food security have seen a huge increase in demand due to the effects of COVID-19. AMY Wellness Foundation wanted to help alleviate some
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