How YOU can help the Free Market help those in need!
Since we began six years ago, we have had a special “Outreach” section with new and like-new dishes, cookware, linens and blankets that are available to people just starting out[…]
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What drove the post-Covid surge at Food independence?
As discussed in the July GLC newsletter, Food Independence, and other food/feeding programs, saw huge increases in client numbers last Spring, usually our slow season. Demand levelled off this summer[…]
Happy Birthday Food Independence!!!
Wow!!! It’s hard to believe Food Independence Food Pantry celebrates its third birthday in July after a successful 36th monthly food distribution in June. We were conceived in March 2020,[…]
Annual meeting and Auction October 16 at the Fries Theatre, in Fries VA
Join us for a wonderful evening! As always, we look forward to a fun evening of great food and fellowship while voting on the slate of candidates for open board[…]
SNAP returns to pre-Covid payment levels: Impact on Food Independence and our Clients
We planned to discuss how we source about 12,000 lbs of food for over 300 households each month, our “new norm”. Instead, we want to provide a local perspective on[…]
Food Independence: A look back at 2022 and what it may mean for 2023
2022 was quite a year in the food assistance business. High inflation rates, especially for food and fuel, were hard on all but hardest on lower and/or fixed income households.[…]
Detailed directions to Auction location-Cox’s Chapel Community Center
From the light in downtown Independence. Continue west on HWY 58 for 2.5 miles turn LEFT onto Battlefield drive, immediately past Rixey’s Market. Continue on Battlefield for 3.4 miles. Turn[…]
Good times can be hard times, but they are still good times!
We are certainly experiencing good times at Food Independence. We just learned we got a $25,000 grant from Twin County Community Foundation to start a project that better links local[…]