Pantry 2021 Recap: We are proud to announce the number of people we were able to distribute free food to in 2021 on the last Thursday of each month in spite of the safety issues we had to deal with during the pandemic. We would like to thank all our volunteers, Bendix for donating the Mobile Market van, Buckeye Health for their continued support, Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio for providing the free fruit/produce, and their support throughout the year, Discount Drug Mart for donation of bags used at our distributions, and LMHA for providing the space for us to run our food pantry in 2021...Thank You... Thank You...Thank You!
LOCAL AGENCY STATISTICAL REPORT:
With minor children Without minor children TOTALS
1. Number of Households 297 134 431
2. Number of Seniors Served (age 60+) 65 81 146
3. Number of Adults Served (18 - 59) 586 153 739
4. Number of Children Served (birth - 17) 751 0 751
5. TOTAL Number of People Served 1402 234 1636
LOCAL AGENCY STATISTICAL REPORT:
With minor children Without minor children TOTALS
1. Number of Households 297 134 431
2. Number of Seniors Served (age 60+) 65 81 146
3. Number of Adults Served (18 - 59) 586 153 739
4. Number of Children Served (birth - 17) 751 0 751
5. TOTAL Number of People Served 1402 234 1636
- Total Number of meals provided: 14724 with an average of 9 meals per person
- 55% of people served were Children and Seniors.
12/23/2021
Invest Elyria would like to thank Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio for the food grant and Temporary Relief funding that will help the Invest Elyria Food Pantry to continue to distribute food to those in need throughout 2022.
11/23/2021: Thanksgiving Pantry
Today we handed out 36 turkeys with all the fixings along with items from our regular pantry today at 156 Pratt Blvd. Thank you to all volunteers: Bobbie Sears, Sally Whitfield, Mary & Tim Bryan, Debbie Williams, Jennie Hixenbaugh, and Jeff Baxter. Thank you to Second Harvest of North Central Ohio and LMHA for their support throughout the year. A special thank you to the Lorain County Community Action Agency for the grant that enabled us to purchase the turkeys, and other Holiday supplies.
Invest Elyria would like to thank Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio for the food grant and Temporary Relief funding that will help the Invest Elyria Food Pantry to continue to distribute food to those in need throughout 2022.
11/23/2021: Thanksgiving Pantry
Today we handed out 36 turkeys with all the fixings along with items from our regular pantry today at 156 Pratt Blvd. Thank you to all volunteers: Bobbie Sears, Sally Whitfield, Mary & Tim Bryan, Debbie Williams, Jennie Hixenbaugh, and Jeff Baxter. Thank you to Second Harvest of North Central Ohio and LMHA for their support throughout the year. A special thank you to the Lorain County Community Action Agency for the grant that enabled us to purchase the turkeys, and other Holiday supplies.
7/16/2021:
Invest Elyria would like to thank Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio for the food grant that will help the Invest Elyria Food Pantry to continue to distribute food to those in need.
Our food pantry is open every last Thursday of the month from 12-1:30PM and is located at 156 Pratt Blvd., Elyria. Over the past twelve months, through the pandemic, we have managed to service 1,731 people. with the number of meals provided being 15,579.
Starting this month we are reverting to a Choice Pantry from a Prepack Pantry. We ask that anyone who is not fully vaccinated to please wear a mask upon entering the pantry for the safety of our volunteers. Thank you.
Invest Elyria would like to thank Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio for the food grant that will help the Invest Elyria Food Pantry to continue to distribute food to those in need.
Our food pantry is open every last Thursday of the month from 12-1:30PM and is located at 156 Pratt Blvd., Elyria. Over the past twelve months, through the pandemic, we have managed to service 1,731 people. with the number of meals provided being 15,579.
Starting this month we are reverting to a Choice Pantry from a Prepack Pantry. We ask that anyone who is not fully vaccinated to please wear a mask upon entering the pantry for the safety of our volunteers. Thank you.
From Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio 1/19/2021
Dear Invest Elyria:
On behalf of the board and staff of Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio we want to congratulate you on being awarded $500.00 in Food Grant funding starting on January 15, 2021.
Food Grants are awarded to qualified programs and were secured through funding from the Harvest for Hunger campaign and individual donations; the Sidney Frohman Foundation, the Wightman Wieber Charitable Foundation, and the Erie County Community Foundation for Erie County partners; and the Lorain County Community Foundation for Lorain County partners.
Dear Invest Elyria:
On behalf of the board and staff of Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio we want to congratulate you on being awarded $500.00 in Food Grant funding starting on January 15, 2021.
Food Grants are awarded to qualified programs and were secured through funding from the Harvest for Hunger campaign and individual donations; the Sidney Frohman Foundation, the Wightman Wieber Charitable Foundation, and the Erie County Community Foundation for Erie County partners; and the Lorain County Community Foundation for Lorain County partners.
From Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio newsletter:
Warm Welcome to New Partners:
Please welcome Goodwill Industries of Lorain County, Invest Elyria and Lorain Community Seniors to our network!
Goodwill’s distribution center in Elyria will begin services in September with a thoughtful choice pantry design to best serve community members in need.
Invest Elyria has partnered with us previously as a Mobile Produce Pantry and has since grown to also provide a regular monthly choice pantry to our friends in Elyria.
Lorain Community Seniors recently joined in our efforts to serve Lorain seniors through our Senior Box Program.
If you know of a food program near you interested in partnering with us as well, please have them contact Sam Flores at 440-444-0695.
Warm Welcome to New Partners:
Please welcome Goodwill Industries of Lorain County, Invest Elyria and Lorain Community Seniors to our network!
Goodwill’s distribution center in Elyria will begin services in September with a thoughtful choice pantry design to best serve community members in need.
Invest Elyria has partnered with us previously as a Mobile Produce Pantry and has since grown to also provide a regular monthly choice pantry to our friends in Elyria.
Lorain Community Seniors recently joined in our efforts to serve Lorain seniors through our Senior Box Program.
If you know of a food program near you interested in partnering with us as well, please have them contact Sam Flores at 440-444-0695.
"Invest Elyria is an equal opportunity provider"
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Pantry Photos |
Bendix donates van to Invest Elyria Feb. 2, 2018; Pictured L-R: Bendix Engineering Manager Wayne Leftrict; IE's Tim/Mary Bryan, and Bendix Director of Corporate Responsibility Maria Gutierrez. (Click on the photo above to see the Feb. 3, 2018 article from the Morning Journal)
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Mobile Market Photos |
Donated van with wrap for our Pilot Mobile Market project. Thanks to Bendix, Buckeye Community Health, Our F.A.M.I.L.Y. (Fathers and Mothers Involved with Local Youth), and Graphic Signs.
Mobile Market: Invest Elyria working with Our F.A.M.I.L.Y. will be delivering food to those in need to locations in our city with our pilot "Mobile Market" project. Thank you to Bendix Corp., and Buckeye Health Plan for your generous donations for this project. Thank you to Our F.A.M.I.L.Y (Fathers and Mothers Involved in Local Youth), and 2nd Harvest Food Bank for all you've doing to keep this mobile market "rolling" in 2018.