PLACERVILLE, Ca. (InEDC) — On January 19th, 25 plus emergency food pantries, soup kitchens, youth and senior outreach organizations gathered at the Food Bank of El Dorado County’s distribution center in Cameron Park to discuss the county’s emergency food assistance network and a plan for assisting El Dorado’s at-risk citizens.
Food Bank Founder, Mike Sproull addressed the group providing support and encouragement for the upcoming year. This was a time for our network to mingle, share experiences, ongoing needs and plans for 2023. This dedicated network of charities we work with, most have been with the Food Bank for over 20 years have been El Dorado County’s safety net for our neighbors that struggle to make ends meet.
In an average year, this 25 plus charity collaboration provides over three million dollars of food assistance to El Dorado County’s at-risk neighbors. On top of that, hundreds of volunteers from the community come together for this unique countywide partnership that provides emergency food assistance on a daily basis.
Jammie Hall who oversees the Food Banks Elder Outreach program which provides regional food assistance to our low-income seniors. Jammie spoke about the program and goals of growing it larger. Together we talked about growing our No Vet Goes Hungry program, a monthly home delivery service to our Veterans in the community.
As we wrapped up, it was evident that this collaboration of loyal partners are dedicated to assisting our struggling neighbors put a little extra food on their tables.
If you would like more information about the food assistant network or any of our programs, contact Kim at the Food Bank of El Dorado County today.
