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East Windsor Family Continues Aiding the Needy With Food Pantry
After helping out dozens of struggling artisans hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, the Giroux family has set up a small food pantry.

After helping out dozens of struggling artisans hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, the Giroux family has set up a small food pantry.

The donation is part of its community giving program providing food and supplies to help fight hunger during the pandemic.
Students at the private school donated 758 pounds of food to a local food bank before collecting toys for the San Francisco Fire Department.
Wallingford-based Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of CT is donating $1.5M to combat food insecurity & support mental health in the state.
The Belleair Police Department and the Mike Alstott Family Foundation donated money to supply Christmas dinners to Feeding the Fosters Inc.
The Patch Holiday Food Drive helps Feeding America serve up to 50 million people who don't have enough to eat because of the pandemic.
The grants went to school districts and organizations providing free meals during the pandemic.
Tara VanDerveer became the all-time winningest coach in NCAA history Tuesday.
A drive-thru Nativity event featured live animals and supplied the Share of McLean food bank for two months.
Tessa Berney is spending her free quarantine time prepping packages of Italian comfort food along with some love for local families in need.
The Macon Street & Tompkins Avenue Block Association will raise money for the Campaign Against Hunger instead of its usual holiday drive.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provided the food for Loudoun Hunger Relief and other food pantries.
On Saturday, volunteers will collect needed items for families struggling due to COVID-19.
"Unfortunately, over the last few months, the number of Essex County residents requiring assistance to provide food has increased."
Cherry Hill will host a holiday food drive at Croft Farms next week.
The church has committed to distributing food as a federal CARES Act partner and helps around 450 families each month.
The Tolland Food pantry is still in need of several items for the holiday season.
The Birmingham Police Department will host its Christmas Food Giveaway on Saturday, December 12.
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FeedNC in Mooresville is asking for community help to provide Christmas dinner for Lake Norman families in need.
More than 2.5 million households in Texas didn't always have enough food to eat in November, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Mobility NetWorks! and NV Rides are looking for volunteers to help deliver provisions from local food banks to the elderly and disabled.
The food giveaway has been held weekly since April.
Organizations across the region are accepting donations to help ensure all Washingtonians will have a merry Christmas.
Garden Catering hopes to feed 500 Greenwich families in need this holiday season through its "Nugs Not Hugs" program.
A Scotch Plains housing community is coming together on Saturday to donate bags of food to help those in need amid the coronavirus.
Kidsgiving will benefit food pantries in Hillsborough and Montgomery on Sunday. Santa and Elf on the Shelf will be there to wave.
Arlington residents are invited to drop off non-perishable foods on Dec. 12 and 13 at county recreation centers to help families in need.
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Emma Peterson, 7, is turning her love of crafting into cash to help support a Huntersville food bank.
“Giving back to the community. That is one of the aspects of what makes West Orange such a special place to live.”
Belleville police officers made a holiday delivery of donations to St. Peter's Church, helping to bolster a “very active” food pantry.
MBJH's food drive netted 950 canned goods for Community Food Bank of Central Alabama.
This is the third year for the City of Alpharetta Holiday Food Drive benefiting North Fulton Community Charities.
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative and its nonprofit organization NOVEC HELPS are giving $30,000 to area food banks this holiday season.
Pinstripes in Georgetown assembled from-scratch meals that were packaged and delivered to the homeless on Thanksgiving.
The latest video produced by a Southington family for Feeding America commemorates the 25th Anniversary of a famed animated movie.
He's trading his sleigh in for a fire truck, but Santa will still ride through town on Dec. 19.