[Summit] Food pantry in need due to government shutdown

[Ethan Gyles]

Hi neighbors,

With the ongoing federal government shutdown, volunteers from the Camp
Street Ministries food pantry have shared worry that many of the folks who
use their services and SNAP (federal nutrition assistance/food stamps) may
be facing added challenges. While SNAP benefits for February are due to
post on January 20th, they anticipate that folks may not be able to stretch
their dollars as they might need, and that there may be no benefit at all
the following month. This would in turn stretch Camp Street's services as
more folks seek them out, and their supplies are currently very low, so
they're asking the community for donations.

Their suggested items include:

-Canned tuna
-Canned vegetables - especially corn which they say is always a big hit
-Canned stews
-Pasta sauce - at the moment they have quite a bit of pasta that has been
donated. But no sauce to pair with it.
-Pancake mix - the kind that only needs water added.
-Peanut butter
-Canned fruit - not applesauce
-Cereals

You may bring these items personally, during their open hours
(Tuesday-Fridays 10am-3pm and Saturday 10-1pm). They're located at 190 Camp
Street.

I am also happy to host a collection point outside of those hours, and can
then make a large delivery to Camp Street. If that option works better for
you, please reply to ethangy at gmail.com (not reply-all) to arrange it.

Thanks all,

Ethan Gyles
President, Summit Neighborhood Association
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