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,[…]
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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,[…]
Food Independence Highlights for 2024
Demand for the services provided by Food Independence continues to grow. Over 157,000 pounds of food was delivered to an average of 360 households, increasing close to 400 families during[…]
Food Independence: HERE WE GROW AGAIN!
Last Spring, demand for food assistance soared at Food Independence, as expected. Covid-era supplements for SNAP and other income/need related programs were ending. Food programs nationwide braced for an increase[…]
441 Hello, this is FOOD INDEPENDENCE. How can we help you?
441 is not a new emergency number. It is how many boxes of food we distributed on April 25 to 966 of our neighbors, family, and friends in 396 households[…]
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[…]
Demand for food assistance grows at Food Independence
Food Independence has seen a large increase in demand for food during winter and early spring that rival end of year holiday levels. Numbers of households receiving food rose about[…]
Happy Holidays from Food Independence
Happy Holidays from Food Independence!!! What a joyful ride Food Independence, our volunteer “staff” andour clients have had the last 18 months! We have distributed nearly 200,000 pounds of food[…]