THE
Updated December 9, 2009
What is the
The Auburn Interfaith Food Closet is a
non-profit, 501(c) 3, public benefit corporation,
Federal ID Number: (available if needed), supported
by churches and community members. Religious congregations which vote to
participate by contributing food, funds, and volunteer time may send up to two
people to be members of the Board of Directors. Currently there are 18 churches
participating in this way. The Auburn Interfaith Food Closet is a volunteer-run
organization which provides food to those in need once every 30 days. This is
described as “emergency food” and consists of at least 9 meals per person in
the family.
Member
Churches
Provide 178
volunteers and over 710 volunteer hours per month, so there are no paid employees
Member churches
currently are:
Auburn Presbyterian
Auburn Grace
Community Church
Bayside Auburn
Bethlehem Lutheran
Celebration Community
Fellowship
Faith Lutheran
First Congregational
Latter Day Saints
New Life Christian
New Faith Community
Parkside Church of
the Nazarene
Pioneer United
Methodist
Sierra Foothills
Unitarian Universalists
St. Joseph Catholic
St. Luke’s Episcopal
St. Paul Lutheran
St. Teresa of Avila
Catholic
Unity of
Local
Stores
Donate food, money and supplies:
* Grocery Outlet,
* Truckee Bread Company, Truckee
*
* Grist Mill Bakery,
* Bel Air,
* Safeway,
* Save Mart,
* Raleys,
Benefits
provide food and money
* Postal Workers annual food drive
* “Music for Humanity”
* “Stuff-a-Bus” bi-annual food drive
* Crop Walk
* Kids Can food drive
How many people are served
by the Auburn Interfaith Food Closet?
Each month an average of
over 14,000 meals are given out.
This is approximately 914 families
which average 3.1 people per family.
This is nearly 2,786 individuals and
about 1424 are adults and 854 children, 24 homeless Families. There are 178 volunteers working approximately 710 volunteer hours per month.
Where is the Auburn Interfaith Food
Closet?
The Auburn Interfaith Food Closet is
located at
Food Closet
Newsletter:
Find
out what’s going on at the Food Closet … read the Newsletter (Closet Chatter) …
(must have PDF Reader Program)
Need free PDF Adobe Reader to view? … click
on site below.
http://adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
Auburn Interfaith Newsletter and Brochure:
Auburn Interfaith
Food Closet Newsletter.pdf
Auburn Interfaith Food Closet Brochure
Auburn Journal Articles:
interfaith
Food Closet helps many.pdf
Interfaith Food Closet offers lifeline.pdf
Visit a site who donates birthday bags to be
distributed to some of our clients who may soon have a birthday … www.birthdaybags.org
Individual
Donations Are Key
The
Auburn Interfaith Food Closet can provide food to those in need because of the
generosity of our community. A
cornerstone of our support is the “Sponsor
a Family” program. Through this
program, an individual can “support” a
needy family by contributing $15 to $25 a month to buy the food that goes into
our grocery bags.
The total value of the bags of food
given average about $25 of which $15 is provide by the Sponsor-A-Family
program.
(See
Certificate below)
A great percentage of money donated is
spent on food—overhead is kept low because all workers are volunteers.
To
enroll as a “sponsor” fill out the
tear-off section below. …..Sponsors receive an annual statement of their tax
deductible contributions.
Donations
We Can Use:
Canned fruit and
vegetables, tuna and other canned meats, meals in a can: pork and beans, chili,
spaghetti, ravioli, beans, canned soup, dry packaged ramen, pasta, macaroni and
cheese, rice and pasta mixes, garden produce in season.
Monetary funds
are used for Food items which must be purchased and rent, utilities, trash and
insurance.
WHO NEEDS ASSISTANCE
Anyone
living in the Auburn, South to Loomis, east to Alta, and Foresthill, who need
food.
Primarily
those are:
* Single mothers with children
* Senior citizens living on a fixed income
* Disabled individuals living on a fixed income
* Low income workers
* Unemployed
* Homeless
Homeless receive help tailored to their
needs.
Personal Care Packet
For the Homeless
Please use travel
size containers since the homeless frequently travel on their “back”
and can’t keep a lot of stuff with them.
These items can be put in a zip lock bag.
BASICS:
Toothbrush
Toothbrush
container
Toothpaste
Deodorant
Disposable
razor
Shaving
cream
Shampoo
Comb
2-3
Band-Aids
Pocket
size package of Kleenex
Options items:
Sewing
kit, Lotion, Dental floss
Each month we serve:
Over
759 families
Over 1424 adults and
Over
854 children
Many low
income families need help for only a short time due to a financial emergency
Nearly
seventy new families served each month.
What can I do to help?
Sponsor-A-Family
Your contribution really does
make a difference to a local family.
Your contribution will be
applied to the Food Closet operations and mainly be used to supplement donated
packaged food items. Perishable food such as milk, fresh vegetables, meat and
eggs are purchased to make up a nutritionally balanced package that is
distributed to families who seek the assistance of the Auburn Interfaith Food
Closet. People who come in for help include very low income workers, seniors,
handicapped, unemployed, homeless and people in transition. Because of the
unsettled economy, there are an ever increasing number of people requesting
help. The total cost of the food given is $25 per month for a family of three.
One-half of the food given is donated, so out of pocket cost is $15 per month
for a family of three.
Send a contribution of
$25 per month ($300 for year) or
$15 per month ($180 per year)
Be sure to write “Sponsor-A-Family”
on all checks.
Please send this half along with your first check so
we can enroll
you in the Sponsor-A-Family program to help local
families. This certificate
will help us keep accurate records (make a copy for
your files if you desire).
Auburn
Interfaith Food Closet, Inc.
Auburn, CA 95604
(530) 885-1921
Sponsor-A-Family Pledge
I am sponsoring _____
family/families at _______ ($25 or $15) each month.
I plan to make _____
single payment or ______installments, totaling $_______ to
The Auburn Interfaith
Food Closet.
___________________________________________
Signature
_________________________________ _______________________
Print
Name Phone
_____________________________________ _______________________________
Mailing
Address City ZIP
Church
affiliation: __________________________
Please send this along with your first check TO THE
TO HELP
If you would like to
help the Food Closet, please fill out this section and mail to:
Auburn Interfaith Food Closet
Name:
____________________________ Address:
______________________________ ____________________________________
Phone:
_______________________________ E-mail: _______________________________
I would like to: _____”Sponsor a Family” Please send
Information ____Donate money ___Donate food
_____Grow
Fresh Vegetables in my Garden and bring to the food closet when ripe.