Food & Kids

I want to let you know how generous the people of Union Beach and the surrounding towns are.  Since the pantry opened a week and a half ago warm food has been showing up several times a day.  Breakfast, lunch and dinner.  Subs from the local sub shops.  So many kinds of dishes from loving homes.  Pizza and lots of delicious pasta.  Today someone donated ziti with basil and capers (yummm.) 

I saw Tina today (the mom of 5 boys) she found a place to live!  It's a furnished 2 bedroom apartment.  She is thankful to have a place for the holidays! 

Vincent (9yrs)  and his brother Charles (4yrs) came in for supplies today with their mom.  They still live in their home. . . except they live upstairs.  Everything has to be replaced downstairs.   Electric is on in their home but they do not have heat, or kitchen appliances.   A cooler is their fridge.  This is the new normal. 

I saw new faces today.  Families still in need of food and supplies.  The makeshift pantry has grown in the week I have volunteered.  There are no longer blankets and socks available - you can get them at the clothes warehouse.  Today they couldn't keep dish and clothes soap on the shelves.  Cleaning supplies were in high demand. 

I'm tired today - emptied the trash outside so many times.  I was such a beautiful day about 70' in the sun. 

Thank you God for an awesome day!