Food Pantry
The Food Pantry at First Congregational Church is a vital ministry of our community that fills a significant need in the Concord area. Through the volunteer efforts and financial donations of our church this past year, the pantry has provided the equivalent of 32,500 meals to local families.
If you would like to donate non-perishable food items to the pantry you can drop them off at First Congregational Church.
The Food Pantry at First Congregational Church is a vital ministry of our community that fills a significant need in the Concord area. Through the volunteer efforts and financial donations of our church this past year, the pantry has provided the equivalent of 32,500 meals to local families.
If you would like to donate non-perishable food items to the pantry you can drop them off at First Congregational Church.
~ Church office hours are ~
Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Summer hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to noon
To make a monetary donation by check, please make it out to:
First Congregational Church, UCC
Ear-mark it for the food pantry .
~ Pantry hours are ~
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Our need grows daily as more people sign up each week for our bags of food. God bless you for sharing any food items, toiletry items, or paper products. Your generosity makes a big difference in the people we help.
Who Are The People
We Serve
Some of the visitors to the Pantry are homeless. Some just can't make ends meet in this economy. Some are recently unemployed. Some just can't find jobs. And some are on fixed incomes. And some are refugees from Nepal who have come to this country with nothing but the hope of a better tomorrow.
Supplementing their needs not only provides meals but also relief and hope.
One of our many Food Pantry Volunteers
~ Linda Strand ~
Someone will not go hungry tonight because of what you do today
177 North Main Street w Concord w New Hampshire w 603.225.5491
Serving Welcoming Growing in Christ
Did you know . . .
that once Cedric Dustin’s truck is full of all our recyclable aluminum and tin cans, he brings them to the recycle center and earns enough money which enables the Food Pantry to purchase over 235 lb. of food from the Food Bank? We’d love it if you’d drop off your cans M-F between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. at the Church office or on Sunday.
In desperate need ~ please consider donating winter clothing.
Some of our young families who frequent the Food Pantry don’t have adequate winter clothing for their babies and
small children.
November 2011 Report
We served:
386 Households
1,144 Individuals
6,201 Meals
135 Elderly
356 Children Under 18
31 New Families Requested Food
We received:
$2,386.00 cash
Food donations from: Concordia Lutheran Church, Friehofers Bakery
We spent:
$854.20 shopping at various grocery stores and the Food Bank.
Volunteers:
168 hours 20 people (this does not include hours by Louise, Linda or Bobbi.)
Accounting:
Beginning balance as of 10/31/11 $9,864.42+ $2,386.00 donations minus $854.66 spent = $11,395.76 as of 11/30/11
Special activities:
We purchased a refrigerator for the Pantry from Best Buy for $431.00, it will hold perishable foods such as vegetables and yogurt for our clients.
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