The Community Food Connection is a vital program for needy families in our local community. Through the generous donations of businesses and individuals, we are able to provide food to families who are being impacted by the current economic crunch. Presently there are many parents in our area who are finding it difficult to provide adequate food for their families. Many youth in our area do not ha
ve adequate nutritional support to help them do well in school. To add to this there is a growing number of older adults whose fixed income has been seriously affected by inflation. As a result, all of these folks are finding it increasingly difficult to put food on the table. Often we see people on street corners and intersections asking for donations. As sincere as some may be, one is not always certain where donations to such individuals may go. Therefore programs like ours offer a real alternative. Those coming to our food distribution are not getting cash but real food that can fill empty stomachs. We have been a partner with the San Diego Food Bank for over four years. Part of the food comes from the San Diego Food Bank Emergency Food Assistance Program (EFAP), but we augment this with additional supplies that we purchase from the Food Bank. Not all needy families qualify under the income guidelines for assistance, so we have been purchasing additional supplies to provide for them. The Food Bank supplies six to eight items per family per month. We supplement these items supplied by the Food Bank with additional items that we purchase. We also receive produce donations from the Backyard Produce Project
We currently provide produce, bread, canned goods, dried goods, and meat to over 250 families per month (without any bias of race, religion or gender) but with the increasing number of individuals facing economic crisis we need additional partners to meet this need. Therefore we are asking you or your business to commit either by a monthly donation or a onetime gift to partner with us in this worthy endeavor. All donations are tax deductible under the Internal Revenue Code. We are a non-profit organization and our EIN is 46-4584038. Thank you so much for your consideration of this matter. Sincerely,
Bill Rearick
Director, The Community Food Connection
