Photos: Amherst County food bank works to meet needs
Second Stage Amherst has received a $20,000 donation from Centra Foundation in support of ongoing community programs.
The funding from Centra Foundation supports the Second Helping, a program enabling Second Stage to purchase surplus food from the vendors at the weekly farm market and distribute it to food insecure residents in partnership with Blue Ledge Meals on Wheels and New Prospect Baptist Church Food Bank.
Kathleen Doss Lloyd of the New Prospect Church Food Bank said the donation helps provide fresh vegetables, fruits, eggs, and meats, as well as fresh baked items.
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Deer meat was available last week for users of the New Prospect Baptist Church Food Bank. Hunters for the the Hungry, a Big Island nonprofit, donated it.
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Sharon Fitzgerald grabs bread from the New Prospect Baptist Church Food Bank.
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Before the sun rises in Pleasant View Jan. 6, volunteers Sharon Fitzgerald, left, and Kathleen Doss Lloyd are busy filling boxes of donated food as part of New Prospect Baptist Church's food bank.
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Donated fresh vegetables and fruit is processed at the New Prospect Baptist Church Food Bank.
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Kathleen Doss Lloyd starts filling boxes at the New Prospect Baptist Church Food Bank before the sun rises on Jan. 6.
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Sharon Fitzgerald brings in a load of dry milk to be added to the food packages.
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Kenneth Lloyd fills boxes at the New Prospect Baptist Church Food Bank on Jan. 6.
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Kenneth Lloyd boxes canned goods and eggs during a shipment at the New Prospect Baptist Church Food Bank.
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A varsity of breads and pantries were part of a food package delivered Jan. 6 from the New Prospect Baptist Church Food Bank.
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Sharon Fitzgerald fills boxes at the New Prospect Baptist Church Food Bank on Jan. 6.
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Along with food, the food bank at New Baptist Prospect Church had items such as toys, books and videos were available for pickup.
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A variety of breads are ready for distribution at the New Prospect Baptist Church Food Bank.