Grateful Bread Food Pantry

CAP’s food pantry first started out as a closet full of food, much like one you would find in someone’s home. This was intended to provide food for people in need, but it was not enough. Today, the Grateful Bread food pantry has grown to serve as a food source for many in Mt. Vernon, KY. In fact, the Grateful Bread serves over 800 families a month, which represents a service to around 2,000 individuals each month.

Grateful Bread provides supplemental food to each eligible family once a month. Families are often referred to the program through churches and schools, and if additional services are needed for those families, the staff of Grateful Bread will direct them to the specific program. The monthly distribution of the state’s Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) is managed by the staff and available for the senior citizens in the county who are enrolled in that program.

The Grateful Bread food pantry survives on food drives and donations from local businesses and corporate partners, in addition to donations from God’s Food Pantry of Lexington. Apart from that, there are organizations in Louisville, KY and in Ohio that also hold food drives to support CAP’s food pantry. Monetary gifts given to CAP allow the program to purchase food from local food suppliers like Save-A-Lot.

Another program available at Grateful Bread is known as the Backpack Club and it is coordinated in partnership with the local school system. When schools identify students considered at-risk for hunger or food insecure, the staff at Grateful Bread organizes bags to send home with the children. If a child has parents who work during the weekend or for some other reason are unavailable or unable to provide weekend meals, the bags assembled by the staff at Grateful Bread ensure that the child will receive three dinners, two breakfasts, and two lunches.

For further information on how to support Grateful Bread food pantry, please call 866.270.4CAP (4227). You can also send monetary gifts or canned goods, or, if you want to get creative, you can host an event (such as a holiday breakfast or spaghetti dinner) and then donate the proceeds!