FOOD PANTRY MINISTRY
Feeding our Community one family at a time… Reverend Milton Stubbs, Pastor
The A.M.E. Zion Church of Newburgh
Scriptural Justification
Matthew 25: 35-36
“For I was hungry ad you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.”
Our Purpose
1. To minister to the community’s physical needs by providing the best foods we possibly can.
2. Pray for and encourage the community through the Word of God.
3. Pray for and witness to those who do not know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior
The Need: The Church that I serve is in a food desert.
A food desert is an area where people have very limited access to healthy, affordable food. Somebody living in a food desert faces daily obstacles preventing them from going to a grocery store and buying fresh, nutritious foods like fruits and vegetables.
The Beginning August 2020
HOW IT ALL STARTED
How it all started
MADE AN APPEAL TO THE CONGREGATION OVER THREE (3) WEEKS TO START A PANTRY AND COLLECTED $1300.00
OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY FOR SIX MONTH. THEN COMPLETED APPLICATION FOR A NYS STATE FOOD PANTRY.
COMPLETED SITE VISIT FROM NYS REGIONAL FOOD BANK OF NENY
The Starting Process
A.AFTER SITE VISIT AND APPROVAL, TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION MUST BE COMPLETED
B.FIRST STATE ALLOCATION WAS $1300.00
C.OPERATED ONCE A MONTH FOR SIX MONTHS AVERAGING 20 CLIENTS (ENCOURAGED TO OPEN WEEKLY BY REV. LESLIE GREEN
D.YOU MUST DECIDE WHAT DAY YOU WILL OPEN.
CHECK THE SCHEDULES OF ALL LOCAL PANTRIES TO ENSURE YOU ARE NOT IN CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER PANTRY
Ordering Process
You will be given a member ID and password to place orders
Orders will be delivered to a drop site of your choosing
You must have volunteers to complete the process
We solicited U-Haul and received a free monthly rental
You must pick up food and provide a vehicle
The Preparation Process
You must prepare and pack your dry product the previous day. (Volunteers needed)
The day of your event you will need the following:
Enough Intake volunteers (4)
Enough persons to process your Just In Time produce drop volunteers (1)
Dry Food Preparation
Perishable Preparation
Perishable Preparation
Food Distribution Process
Criteria Identification
Proper Identification Requested Intake Form
Completion of Intake Form Required
Food Distribution to Community Members
COMPLETE INTAKE FORM BEFORE ISSUING A TICKET
CLIENTS TAKE TICKET AND GO TO PARSONAGE TO PICKUP FOOD.
RECEIVE CLOSE DATED FRUITS & VEGETABLES THE DAY OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Intake and Food Pantry Lines
God will only give you what He can trust you with
Benefits of Collaborations
In 2020, we raised $1,300.00
In 2021, we were awarded $1,300.00 from FB In 2022, we were awarded $7,805.00 FB In 2023, we were awarded $27,701.00 FB In 2024, we were awarded $107,000.00 FB
Benefits of Collaborations (cont)
We received $4,000.00 from 1199 SEIU along with 15 volunteers for the month of February 2024.
Community members give us donations throughout the year.
We have a minimum of 25 people on distribution day.
We were awarded a food mobile grant from NYS for this mobile food freezer, in the amount of $48,000
Thursdays 10:00 am
The A.M.E Zion Church of Newburgh served 8,022 families in 2024, averaging 154 families weekly; 29,905 clients served , averaging 575 clients weekly
The
A.M.E. Zion Church of Newburgh’s Food Pantry proudly
serves….
ONE…
FAMILY…
…AT A TIME
