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Nice Wheels!

Thanks to a generous donor, Crooked Creek Food Pantry  has a new (to them) truck!

CCFP has seen a 25+% increase in client visits this year, stretching its space, staff, and volunteers to the max! This confirms what we all know, that there is an alarming increase in hunger in our city. In 2024, an average distribution day might come close to 500 clients, and this month they are regularly seeing 600+ people come through on a given day.

St. Luke’s is proud to be a founding partner with CCFP, and we are still one of the institutions that provides the most support to the pantry. We consider CCFP to be a cornerstone partner in our efforts to support a stronger community for all who live here. If you can join one of the 100+ St. Lukers who volunteer at the pantry, please visit their website to sign up!

SIGN UP HERE

Submitted by Shelly Clasen

Weekend Warriors

I recently spent a lunch hour with the preschoolers at the Washington Township Early Learning Center. Some of these kiddos are in the families we support through our Weekend Warriors grocery bag ministry. As I opened milk cartons, wiped up ketchup spurts, and held hands with four-year-olds while running with them on the playground, I was so proud to be part of a church that reaches beyond its walls so quickly and willingly. Thank you for providing food that gets these kids through the weekend and stepping into the gap for these adorable children, especially as these families experience the current reduction in SNAP benefits.

Whether you have provided food in the past and can donate again or would like to donate for the first time, you can do so here. THANK YOU for your continued generosity! And if you have questions about this outreach, email me here.

Submitted by Deleath Blomberg

Hub for Hope--Filling the SNAP Gap

If you want to see relief in someone's eyes, give them a Wal-Mart gift card or a huge bag of groceries as their SNAP benefits are being cut. That's what happened at our diaper distributions this month. As families came to pick up diapers, they were also given a gift card (on November 4) or a bag of grocery staples (November 15), and their faces initially registered shock and disbelief. Some asked as many as three times what it was. As reality sunk in, we were then the recipients of more, "God bless you!" responses than we've ever heard. As they drove away, they thanked us profusely through wide smiles.

As Pastor Jen shared in her message a few weeks ago, we can only whisper, “It’s our privilege to share with you. YOU are worth it.”

Thank you so much, St. Luke’s, for your outpouring of generosity this month. We have enough groceries to also hand them out on December 2, which was our hope. We can also use some additional help that evening from 4-7PM to manage the delivery of these heavy bags. You can sign up HERE to lend a helping hand!

Thank you again for supporting our diaper pantry through your donations and your volunteer time. You have made a real difference! Because of you, our community has been blessed at a time when blessings have been hard to come by for so many.

Submitted by Deleath Blomberg