[Summit] Food pantry in need due to government shutdown

[Emlyn Addison]

Same here—thanks for letting us know.

On Fri, Jan 18, 2019 at 3:57 PM Sumati Eberstadt <sumieber at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> thanks for this. Will do. I was wondering if there were any statewide
> efforts to help people affected by the shutdown.
>
> Sumati
>
> On Jan 18, 2019, at 2:19 PM, Ethan Gyles <ethangy at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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