GROCERIES FOR FAMILIES

Supporting families affected by the pandemic with food, hygiene items, and other necessities

Jubilee REACH Communications 2/4/21 Jubilee REACH Communications 2/4/21

Groceries for Families: Week 45 - Day 2

While yesterday was cold and wet, today was dry and mild. So much better! Even the sun came out in the afternoon. Lovely! Families even commented how lucky they were to be on Wednesday because of yesterday’s weather. Shoppers also benefited from that and happily brought groceries, pantry, and hygiene items today. Thank you, everyone! Families lined up early and kept a steady line all afternoon. There were quite a few additions to the waiting list today. Thanks for a great day!

February 3, 2021

Rotary of Bellevue Delivery.jpg — Rotary of Bellevue Delivery

Groceries today were provided by St Louise, Newport Covenant, Calvary Chapel Eastside, Bellevue Christian Reformed, Crossroads Bible, Indian Fellowship, 24-Seven, and Bellevue Presbyterian churches, as well as the Rotary Club of Bellevue, the Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club, and the Jubilee Friends group. A total of 255 orders came in today (thank you for the extras!) and all but 31 went out to families today. The remainder will go out first thing tomorrow. Thank you to everyone who donated today.

Many people donate pantry and hygiene items through online vendors. Daily there are deliveries from Costco, Amazon, and others. Rarely are we able to see the names of those who are ordering these items, so we want to acknowledge these silent heroes and thank you for your generous gifts. They are received, welcomed, and added to the inventory which keeps this operation running. Thank you so much!

The morning volunteers came from Bellevue Presbyterian today. This group worked very efficiently at processing a very large amount of deliveries and packing many food boxes. Thank you, crew!

St. Thomas School in Medina delivered a very large donation today from a drive they completed for the ‘Groceries for Families’ program. A vast array of non-perishable foods, diapers, wipes, paper towels, and more-more-more arrived in three vehicles at 4pm today. It took 7 volunteers over 30 minutes just to get it in the building. This is a huge boost to the inventory numbers for all these items. Thank you, Evan, crew, and donors!

Denisse, who normally handles all the family check-in, took on the task of signing up families to an app called “Remind”, which we use to communicate with them more easily. This allowed a regular volunteer, Chrissie, to step into this new role. While Spanish was not rolling off her tongue, she brought a ray of sunshine and joy, which families were drawn to. Thank you, Denisse and Chrissie, for taking on these new roles today.

A few stories:

Patrick, who is a Jubilee Site Coach at Ardmore Elementary, except for 3.5 hours on Wednesday afternoons. He met Maria who comes for groceries on Wednesdays and has actually been a volunteer at the Jubilee Thrift Store in the past. Patrick is at least 6’ tall and Maria is less than 5’. Yesterday, Patrick saw Maria shopping at the thrift store and chatted with her, not knowing she came for groceries, too. (Patrick worked on Thursdays before this week.) Today, he saw her in line and ran to greet her. Witnessing this exchange was lovely. Patrick poured out genuine joy and friendship, in a mix of English and Spanish. Maria beamed at being recognized and the welcoming attention given to her. It was the sweetest of sweet moment for both of them. When asked about taking a picture with Patrick, she exclaimed “Of course!” Patrick has such a huge, loving heart.
Yesterday, you read a bit about flowers being given to children to present to their mom or grandma. A few of you brought flowers today (thank you!), so we did the same thing. One young man, who clearly has a drama career ahead of him, received the flowers, ran to his mother, bent down on one knee, professed his love for his mother and asked her to marry him. All of this was in Spanish, so all of the families around the market area burst out in laughter and cheers. The mother, who clearly knows her not-shy son, played her part exceptionally well. She was beaming with love and pride in her son. It all happened so fast, we had to ask them for a repeat of the scene a picture.

If you find flowers on the clearance rack at the local grocery stores, feel free to bring them to Jubilee. We’ll keep passing them out and sending along the stories. It is clear, these ladies do not receive such gifts or attention these days.

A quick update on Shahin’s husband. He has returned home, as there is nothing more medically which can be done for his fast advancing brain cancer. She was here today and is deep in grief. She knows many people are praying for her. She is asking God for a miracle. Please pray for her, their daughter and her husband, as they spend this shortened time together as a family. She is so proud of him.

Thank you for another great day in ‘Groceries for Families’. You ARE Jubilee! Together we are holding up this small corner of the world during this incredibly tough time. Without question, families are feeling the love poured into all the donations provided to them. While they may not know each of you by name or face, they know someone cares. Thank you for answering the call.

Have a great evening and bless you,

Ken Carpenter
Director- Community Care, Jubilee REACH
On behalf of the Jubilee family

Jubilee REACH Communications 2/3/21 Jubilee REACH Communications 2/3/21

Groceries for Families: Week 45 - Day 1

Here we are at the beginning of week 45 of ‘Groceries for Families’ and the start of February. Both seem very hard to believe. Wow, time sure flies. The forecasted rain today was spot on, with rain persisting all day long. It was very steady in the morning, returned in force right at 1pm as we opened for families, and then dumped very heavy during the cleanup time around 4pm. Lots of people got wet here today. Yet, it didn’t dampen spirits. Happy shoppers came into the parking lot all morning long dropping off groceries, pantry items, and hygiene items. Thank you, everyone! Families braved the rain and kept a steady line all afternoon. Numbers were only slightly down from a normal busy Tuesday. For sure, there are some people who avoid extreme weather days like today. Overall, it was a very typical, great day!

February 2, 2021

Groceries today were provided by Westminster Chapel, Awakening, Covenant Presbyterian, Crossroads Bible, Bellevue Presbyterian, Bellevue Christian Reformed, Creekside Covenant, East Shore Unitarian, and Cornerstone Fellowship churches, as well as Bellevue Kiwanis and the Jubilee Friends group. A total of 203 orders were delivered and all went out to families today, along with 14 carried over from last week. Thank you to everyone who donated today.

Volunteers brought food from the Safeway Thrasher’s Corner. Other volunteers brought food from Trader Joe’s Overlake. Other volunteers brought food from Crossroads QFC. The beginning of the week always starts nicely with a solid supply of extra grocery store items that help fill the market. Thank you, volunteers, for your dedication and efforts. It makes such a huge difference!

We purchase fresh produce at Smart Foodservice early this morning. Eggs from Costco were delivered. Food boxes arrived at about 8:30am. The AM Crew from Crossroads Bible Church did a great job handling everything coming in and packing food boxes. Thank you, crew!

Lunch was delivered to 31 senior citizens in the community today by Barb and her crew. This includes 3 new homes added this week. This outreach has been running since last spring and is very popular. Barb and her crew put a ton of love and extra goodies into each lunch. Please pray for these seniors, as most remain very isolated.

The heavy rain and run-off quickly saturate the lawn near where the line forms for families.

Since the fall, we’ve kept a thick layer of straw down under the canopies to keep feet dry.

One donor has been supplying this straw from the Issaquah Grange and delivered another 3 bales today to freshen it. Volunteers will spread it all tomorrow. Thank you, C and L!

A few flower bouquets were delivered from the QFC Crossroads today. Some were too far gone but about 10 of them were very nice flowers. With so few, we decided to choose carefully who would receive them. Anytime a child came through, we brought them to the supply and allowed them to choose one for their mother or grandmother with them. These are kids under 6 years old, so they are quite shy about it. We asked them to present it to their mother/grandmother with a hug and ‘I love you.’ At least two ladies were moved to instant tears by the simple gesture.

It shows how much strain and pressure these people carry daily, with very little in the way of extras or gifts. Flowers are always special to receive but seem to be extra special these days. If you ever see flowers on clearance at the grocery store, feel free to bring them to Jubilee. You’ll make someone’s day.

A picture of a typical order is to the right in a QFC shopping cart. A family receives 1 bag of nonperishables, as provided by shoppers each morning. They receive one food box, which has had extra fruit & vegetables, plus eggs, added. They receive one gallon of milk (+1 extra if we have it). They also receive a slip of paper upon check-in which allows them to circle various pantry items (paper towels, diapers, wipes, pet items, beans, rice, laundry pods). These items fill another plastic shopping bag. Additionally, if they bring a container(s), it can be filled with cooking oil and dish soap. Families with 7 or more people receive 2 nonperishable bags, 2 food boxes, and 2 gallons of milk.

We begin this week with about 730 families in the ‘Groceries for Families’ program and another 35 on the waiting list. We’re continuing to add families to the waiting list daily. Being on the waiting list means they can come for food once per week on Tue, Wed or Thu at 3:15pm. They receive a food box, milk and a trip through the market area. We expect to invite the waiting list families in to the program later this month, depending on capacity.

Thank you for your continued support of this program. Together, around 3500 members of our community are receiving direct support during this very difficult time. We hope to see the restaurant and hospitality industries return, which will give employment back to many of these people. Please continue to pray for them. Pray for their mental health. Many have children in the school district, so pray for them as kids start to go back. Life is just harder right now. It’s so good to know food insecurity is not a stress for these families, which allows them to deal with other things better. Thank you!

Stay warm, wherever you are this evening.

Ken Carpenter
Director- Community Care, Jubilee REACH
On behalf of the Jubilee family

Jubilee REACH Communications 1/29/21 Jubilee REACH Communications 1/29/21

Groceries for Families: Week 44 - Day 2

The week with families ends on a very good note. The weather was decent enough with scattered rain but nothing serious. The temperature dropped from about 9am-12pm which put a crisp chill in the air. By the time we opened for families at 1pm, it was noticeably warmer. The morning was a nice stream of people dropping off groceries, pantry, and hygiene items. It is a common comment from morning volunteers that shoppers seem very happy. Love that! Thank you everyone! Families lined up the full length at 1pm but the line was gone by 1:30pm, which was odd. It stayed calm for the next hour with family coming in slowly. By 2:30pm the pace quickened and was very busy for the last 30 minutes of the day. In the end, it was a fairly normal Thursday.

January 28, 2021

Groceries today came from Rotary Bellevue Sunrise, Champions Foundation, and the Jubilee Friends group, as well as Doxa, First United Methodist, Overlake Park Presbyterian, Sacred Heart Parish & School, Highland Covenant, Lighthouse, Crossroads Bible, and Bellevue Presbyterian churches. A total of 196 orders came in today and all went out to families today, along with a few more carried over from yesterday. Thank you to everyone who donated today!

Food boxes arrived at about 8:45am, which was perfect for the outside temperature to drop. The AM crew came from Young Life, which has been bringing groceries off and on. This team did an awesome job juggling many tasks all morning, including portioning all the dog food, cat food, and cat litter in the building. We ran out of dog food yesterday and a kind donor (one of you) hear of this and brought many bags this morning to restock the inventroy. We didn’t run out today. Thank you, crew!

Thank you to those of you who saw the first note about mandarin oranges yesterday and brought some today. We had about 50 bags and passed each out to a family in the middle of the afternoon. No-one turned us down – they are very popular. We hope this is a fun addition for shoppers and families alike.

Eastside Baby Corner made a wonderful donation today of diapers, feminine hygiene, lotion, and more. Thank you, EBC and Ashley for transporting.

Our West Seattle partner, El Dios Viviente Methodist Church, came today at 4pm to pick up any remaining food from the week.

We have been in deep partnership with Pastor Guzman since the spring, as he supports about 400 families in the White Center neighborhood. Their van was full today. Please pray for their ministry and all the families they are helping.

A few stories:

Leah and her mom, Pan attended Sacred Heart Parish and Leah is in 6th grade at Sacred Heart School. For the last few months, Leah has been raising money through PayPal from people in their school and church who cannot shop for groceries themselves. Leah takes the donations and purchases 20 full orders each week, delivering them for Thursday families. Wow! Thank you, Leah. If anyone at Sacred Heart would like to utilize Leah, reach out to her through the school.

Barb, the Jubilee REACH Hospitality Manager. She staffs the station offered to families daily which provides cooking oil and dish soap if they bring their own containers. A volunteer, Sheri, staffs it on Wednesday, too. These ladies do a great job of chatting with families and using the time to add joy to the day for each person. Thank you, Barb and Sheri. Thank you to all of you who donate the cooking oil and dish soap. This is how it goes out.

Charles, a Jubilee REACH Site Coach at Highland Middle School. On Thursdays, he works the afternoon shift, taking a break from his normal responsibilities. He’s been working with ‘Groceries for Families’ since the spring. All of the site coaches rotate through shifts in GFF weekly. If you are connected to Highland, you definitely know ‘Coach Charles’.

Thanks for another great week. It’s hard to believe we can see the one-year anniversary approaching in late March. If you have any ideas of how we could mark the date, please reply back. The word ‘party’ seems to come up frequently.

Thank you for the continued support and dedication to this program and the families. It is a wonder to watch happen each day. Keep praying for the families. It is encouraging to see restrictions on restaurants in King County start to lessen. Hopefully, people can slowly get back to work.

Have a great evening, wherever this email finds you,

Ken Carpenter
Director- Community Care, Jubilee REACH
On behalf of the Jubilee family

Jubilee REACH Communications 1/27/21 Jubilee REACH Communications 1/27/21

Groceries for Families: Week 44 - Day 2

With slightly warmer temperatures and no wind, today was a much more comfortable day all-around compared to yesterday. Yeah! No wind, no rain, and temperatures above 42 are just fine. The mid-point of the week went very well, with lots of good things happening around Jubilee. The morning was very busy with a steady stream of happy people dropping off donations of groceries, pantry items, and hygiene items. Thank you everyone!!! Families were lined up well across the lawn at opening time (see attached picture), and the line stayed steady right up until 3pm. We thought we might be done then, but at 3:15pm another short rush came to finish the day. Great day today!

Groceries today were provided by Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club, Rotary Club of Bellevue and the Jubilee Friends group, as well as 24-Seven, Indian Fellowship, Newport Covenant, Calvary Chapel Eastside, St. Louise, Crossroads Bible, Bellevue Christian Reformed, and Bellevue Presbyterian churches. A total of 263 orders came in today (thank you for the extras!) and all but 39 went out to families today. The remaining will go out first tomorrow. Thank you to everyone who donated today.

Fresh produced was purchased early this morning at Smart Foodservice (formerly Cash & Carry). Food boxes arrived early about 8:30am, which is great. It is very fortunate the temperature is so cold in the morning. We rotated the milk into the refrigerators by late morning.

The AM volunteers primarily came from Bellevue Presbyterian Church, along with a few key additions. This team worked hard to bring in so many groceries and other deliveries, as well as pack half the food boxes with fresh produce & eggs. Thank you, crew!

Yesterday’s email described the crew which came on Saturday to clean the Jubilee grounds. Beyond that, there are a few GFF family members who secretly have taken it upon themselves to also pick up the storm debris. One older Korean woman who lives nearby alone has been walking over with her yard tools after hours since the storm. She comes for groceries on Tuesday’s and always take only what she needs, nothing more. We’ve thanked her for the yard help, but she doesn’t want any recognition.

Two people brought the crew food today, which will be lunch tomorrow:

Angelina and Miguel brought Pozole. They are from Guadalajara originally, and this is a family specialty. Yum!
Maria and Dora brought Mexican Chicken Salad, which we’ve had before. Yum!

It is very special for people to say thanks through their cooking.

Thanks for another great day in ‘Groceries for Families’. We are so grateful to be in partnership with all of you. Thank you for all the dedicated and generous support of these families.

Blessings to you all,

Ken Carpenter
Director- Community Care, Jubilee REACH
On behalf of the Jubilee family

Jubilee REACH Communications 1/26/21 Jubilee REACH Communications 1/26/21

Groceries for Families: Week 44 - Day 1

We begin week 22 of version 2 of ‘Groceries for Families’ (week 44 from the beginning last March) on a very good note and a very busy day. The weather was quite cold this morning, enough to chill fingers pretty quickly. The wind picked up mid-day, which made it feel even colder. By the late afternoon, the wind died down, which instantly helped. Many of the families commented how cold it was, and too many of them were underdressed. The heaters were very popular today, as people sought to warm up. The morning was very busy with a steady stream of happy shoppers dropping off groceries, pantry & hygiene items. Thank you, everyone! Families lined up early and the line stayed steady until 3:10pm. It was a very, very busy day, and all went well.

Groceries today were provided by Creekside Covenant, Westminster Chapel, Bellevue Presbyterian, Awakening, Covenant Presbyterian, Crossroads Bible, Evangelical Chinese, Cornerstone Fellowship, Bellevue Christian Reformed and East Shore Unitarian churches, as well as Bellevue Kiwanis Club and the Jubilee Friends group. A total of 218 orders were delivered today, above the expected 202. Thank you for the extra orders! All went out to families, along with 3 others carried over from last week. Thank you to everyone who donated.

The USDA food boxes arrived around 8:15am this morning, which was a wonderful sight to see. Five pallets of 48 boxes each were unloaded into the outside patio area, 240 in all. By the end of the day, only 8 are remaining. It was fun to watch them disappear.

A picture of the contents is to the right. We purchase the eggs and fresh produce on the right side of the picture. The milk is removed to make space. It is a very good selection of food for families. We are very grateful to Cascadia Produce and Medosweet Farms for working so hard to start the food box delivery only one week after winning the government contract. They are getting food out to many people in this region.

The AM volunteers came from different churches to form a very strong crew. They braved the cold and did a great job receiving the groceries and being the first people to work with the food boxes. Thank you, crew!

At the beginning of the week, we receive a handful of deliveries from local grocery stores, which starts the week off well. Volunteers delivered food from Safeway Thrasher’s Corner. Other volunteers delivered food from QFC Bellevue. Others delivered from Safeway Overlake. Others delivered from Trader Joe’s Overlake. Thank you volunteers for your dedication to bringing food here.

Denisse is our point person each day, checking families in. She is out from the building, so exposed to the wind. A volunteer engineered two windscreens that can be unrolled when needed and offer protection from the wind for her. We use them nearly every day, and today they were essential. Behind the wind-screens, with the heater on, it was calm and warm. Just outside the wind-screen area, it was cold and windy. Thank you, Jeff!

On Saturday morning, a crew of about 25 volunteers descended upon Jubilee REACH from 9am-11am to rake the grounds and clean off the flat roof from the recent storm. They did an awesome job in the bitter cold of the morning. A picture of their 82-yard waste bags is attached. Thank you, crew, for this wonderful gift. The place looks great.

Senior lunches were delivered to about 25 people in the community today by Barb and her crew. A tasty soup of Seafood Chowder, along with many other fun goodies, was packed nicely for everyone. Thank you, Barb and crew!

GOOD PLANeT Foods donated a large box of plant-based cheese, which was very popular with families in the market today. Thank you, David.

On Friday, we held an extra market day from 12-2pm. It is a chance to put out a large number of non-perishables and any other items we’ve acquired. Families can stock their pantry with canned and boxed goods, along with lots of other items. Usually, about 75 families come during the market time, so the pace is much slower. We let about 5 families “shop” at a time for social distancing.

On this day, we did a quick orientation with the volunteers just before noon. Instead of an opening prayer inside with just us, we went out to the line where about 30 families were waiting and called them together to pray with us. We gathered in a large circle, where we had a chance to welcome them and say a few words.

One thing said to them was, “Before we start, we just want to say that ‘We love you all.’ “ The response back from many of the families was a resounding, “I know”. It was startling to hear this echo back and was very affirming that they both know and feel loved through this grocery program. Hearts were wide open together.

One prayer in English was said. Then one of the family members prayed in Spanish. It was a very moving experience for all of us.

We begin this week with 723 families in the ‘Groceries for Families’ program. Another 20 are on the waiting list, which we last cleared two weeks ago. (Not all of those invited have returned, which is normal.) We removed 8 families from the program this past week, and another 60 are on a ‘watch’ status for poor attendance.

Please continue to pray for these families. As described above, we want them to feel loved, as well as seen, cared for, known, and that Jubilee is a place of hope for them. They may not know all of you supporting this program, but they are very aware people in the community are helping them. They are filled with gratitude, so please receive it from them here. Life remains hard for them. This program is helping.

Have a great evening,

Ken Carpenter
Director- Community Care, Jubilee REACH
On behalf of the Jubilee family

Jubilee REACH Communications 1/22/21 Jubilee REACH Communications 1/22/21

Groceries for Families: Week 43 - Day 3

The week ends on a very positive note with another very busy day. The weather cooperated with cold but tolerable temperatures and dry, calm conditions. We’ll take that any day: cold over rain – rain over the wind. The morning was a calm and steady flow of people coming to drop off groceries, milk, pantry, and hygiene items. Thank you to everyone who donated The afternoon was very busy with families for the first hour and then had a 15-minute lull, before finishing very busy for the last hour+. The last families went through at 3:35pm. There were about 10 families waiting to enter the waiting list. Very busy day, especially for a Thursday. All three days this week were busy.

January 21, 2021

Groceries today were provided by Doxa, First United Methodist, Sacred Heart Parish & School, Bellevue Presbyterian, Crossroads Bible, Overlake Park Presbyterian, Lighthouse, and Highland Covenant churches, as well as Champions Foundation, Rotary Bellevue Sunrise, and the Jubilee Friends group. A total of 177 orders came in and all went out to families today, plus another 53 orders carried over from the past two days. Busy!!! Thank you to everyone who donated today.

Thank you to everyone who brought milk this week. From individuals bringing one, to groups bringing many, it took all of you to ensure all of the families had milk this week. Thank you so much for this extra effort and expense.

Milk is very, very popular and important, as most families have children. They have no idea of how the milk operation has changed this month but are all blessed to have it.

Thank you for making that happen. Next week, with the USDA boxes, we should not need the extra milk any longer. The only issue would be if there is a delay of the boxes by one or two days, which did happen in early November. If so, we will communicate quickly to you all.

The AM crew came from Westminster Chapel today, with one sub from Crossroads Bible Church. They worked very hard to receive the incoming groceries and milk. The outside temperature wasn’t cold enough to store the milk outside, so all of it had to go into refrigeration. They also packed food boxes. Great job and thank you, crew!

We received a new grocery delivery from Whole Foods today, delivered by volunteers. It will come weekly on Thursdays, which will give the Thursday families a fresh variety of goods in the market. Thank you, Brad and Carol!

Pastor Gerardo and his wife came from West Seattle this afternoon to take any remaining food we have to help his community. He has been our partner since the spring from El Dios Viviente Church in White Center and is helping support 400 families. He will also begin receiving food boxes next week. Please pray for his community, which has been really crushed by the lack of employment. We are blessed to be walking alongside each other.

We will be doing an extra market for families tomorrow afternoon, offering primarily non-perishable items. These are harder to put out on normal operation days.

A few stories:

Many of you have followed the updates over the months of the Jewish family we support in a unique way. They have been with us since the spring and only eat very specific fruits and vegetables. So, while they are registered for the program, they receive good completely outside the normal operation. We email them when food is available. Today, a donor supplies a box full of produce for them. (Thank you, Pam!) The Whole Foods delivery also had just the right items. We were able to give them a bountiful amount today. See the attached picture. The father returned late this afternoon to ask for paper hygiene items, as they do not use any chemicals of any kind. It is a great relationship.
Not all things go smoothly around here with the families. We and they are human after all. A few examples happened today to give some insight:
- Early last fall we changed the rules about families lining up early. They must now wait until the social distancing cones are placed before any bag can be left to hold a spot. No one may stand in the place of a cone in advance. Essentially, lining up early is not permitted. There had become ‘issues’ before. It has been great since. Today, about 6 people started hanging around the eventual front of the line about 10:00am, well before cones go out. Soon after, there was bickering and the assignment of ‘who was first’. We put a quick stop to it…forcefully…and reminded them it is not permitted. Cones went out at 10:45am. As soon as these same people descended to hold their spot, louder bickering immediately started about who got to be at which cone. We immediately put a stop to it…very forcefully…with a heavy fatherly scolding in the tone. They all know better. The main issue is culture. The two groups are Asian and Hispanic, sharing no common language. So there is no way for them to communicate or build a relationship. Sigh.
- This afternoon a woman approached Denisse to sign up for the program and was told she can come back at 3:15pm to do so. She didn’t like this and tried to bully her way through. She eventually came inside to find the Director (Ken). She was quite aggressive in exaggerating both the way she was being treated and how hard it was for her to wait in the cold. She wanted food now. When she didn’t get her way, she made a very rude comment to Denisse and left. It was quite an upsetting event. We will be watching for her return and will handle it appropriately. Beyond this, there is history with this individual being equally bullying and rude at the Jubilee Thrift Store. Double sigh.
A lady returned today, whom we had not seen for about a month. She’s a lovely person and very pleasant to chat with. When fresh vegetables were coming in the fall, she was always so excited to see the collard greens and mustard greens. She has a family recipe. It turns out she caught Covid-19 from her asymptomatic 19-year-old granddaughter, who lives with her. She had a rough time but did not have to go to the hospital. She isolated for 25 days. Today, she brought her grown son to help her. It was a nice reunion for us to see her. We’re so glad she is now fine. We gave her a full box of cleaning & hygiene supplies to help.

This was a great week. Lots and lots of food, pantry & hygiene items are getting out to families in this community who need it. Thank you for all you are doing. It is amazing to see the generosity and momentum of this community pull together to support some of the most vulnerable neighbors we have. Please keep going. Invite others to get involved. It is working.

Have a great evening and upcoming weekend.

Ken Carpenter
Director- Community Care, Jubilee REACH
On behalf of the Jubilee family

Groceries for Families began in March 2020 to serve families financially affected by the pandemic. Over 25 organizations and churches have partnered with Jubilee REACH to provide families with groceries, hygiene items, and supplies.

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