Meet the new leaders of Food Independence, Shannon & Mark Miller
As you read in the previous article, Tom and Anita are finally stepping down from Food Independence after creating and leading it for 6 years. Shannon and Mark Miller have[…]
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Happy Birthday Food Independence!
Food independence distributed our first boxes in July 2020. Under a hundred but the beginning of a wonderful and fulfilling journey. We now distribute close to 400 boxes of food,[…]
Food Independence to Host “Kid’s Summer Feeding Program”
Food Independence was approached by Feeding Southwest Virginia(FSWVA) this Spring about taking on this program in Grayson County, officially called “The Summer Feeding Rural Non-Congregate Program” that is sponsored by[…]
Food Independence featured at TCCF showcase
The public is invited to learn more about the recipients of the Twin County Community Foundation grants that were awarded in 2025. Food Independence has received 2 TCCF grants to[…]
Need for Food Independence services continues to grow
Food Independence was hot on a cold January day! 414 food boxes were distributed. That is the highest ever total for January and 2nd highest ever for a non-holiday (November,[…]
Planning for the “near future” at Food Independence
Food Independence has grown about fivefold since opening in 2020. We now source over 150,000 pounds of food per year that is distributed on a monthly basis to about 380[…]
It’s Giving Tuesday
Dear friends and neighbors, I want to thank everyone for their generous donations at our Annual Meeting and Auction. If you would like to make an additional donation to Grayson[…]
Food Independence has another record distribution
Food Independence had another record setting distribution for Thanksgiving this year. 30 volunteers handled a record crowd with 464 boxes given out, far ahead of the past record of 441[…]