We recently met Rosie, a 72 year old grandmother, at one of our distributions in Lincoln Parish. As a retired widow, she struggles to make ends meet on a small fixed income, and told us what a blessing the food was for her. Rosie said “May the Lord bless the donors”. According to the 2020 […]
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Hurricane Laura caused widespread damage when it hit Northeast Louisiana on Thursday, January 27th. Over 100,000 people lost power, many for over 5 days. Thanks to generous support from the community, the Food Bank was able to host numerous drive-thru food distributions to help those impacted restock their refrigerators. In total, these disaster relief distributions
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Your Donations Help Our Neighbors Make Ends Meet We met Brenda at one of our drive-thru distributions in Ouachita Parish. She had arrived bright and early that morning, and was visiting with people in the neighboring cars while they waited. Brenda, a 58-year-old grandmother of 11, lives off of a small salary from babysitting. She
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You Made a Difference for Families Impacted By Coronavirus The Coronavirus pandemic continues to affect people all over the world, and it certainly has hit right here at home in Northeast Louisiana. School and business closures, along with reduced hours have created a sharpincrease in the need for food assistance. With so many of our
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It is now May, and the Coronavirus pandemic continues to affect people all over the world, and right here at home in Northeast Louisiana. School and business closures, along with reduced hours have created a sharp increase in the need for food assistance. We have seen so many of our neighbors struggling recently, and the
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For Mikel, a proud husband and dad of five, there’s nothing more important than family. “It’s always been my kids first, my wife second and myself third,” he said. “Family to me is number one.” That selfless attitude is what motivated Mikel to join the United States Army. And as part of his eight years
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8-year-old Zoey is bubbly, friendly and vibrates with energy. She’s a pretty normal kid – she loves to play outside, go to the park, draw and hang out with her four siblings and her parents, Mikel and Tiffany. She also adores animals. And when she grows up, she wants to be a veterinarian. “I want
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We met 76 year old Janie at a food distribution in Farmerville. Janie is recovering from a broken shoulder. She’s already on a fixed income, so with the an extra $200 per month in co-pays for treatment and medicine, her budget is really tight. “I am having to choose between paying the co-pay on my
Samantha fights to make sure her family has what it needs. She works eight to 12 hours a day at a restaurant near her home in Bastrop, Louisiana to support her 5-year-old, 4-year-old and 10-month-old. As a single mom, she does what she can to make sure her kids have the best possible life. But
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We met 68 year old Brenda at a food distribution at one of our Community Partners in Farmerville. In 2009, Brenda got into a car accident and had to have spinal surgery. Since then, she’s been disabled and has been using her retirement savings to pay medical bills. “I worked all my life,” she said.
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