Mission: In late 2009 the Louisiana State Government cut Food Bank financing by 4.5 million dollars. As a small food pantry this blog was created to spotlight our community and show the direct effects from such a harsh budget cut.

We work at the Community Center of St Bernard, a food pantry and Community Center 10 minutes outside of New Orleans. We feed around 70 families a day and the number of new people we serve keeps growing. The spiraling economy coupled with the state budget cut to Second Harvest has created empty shelves for needy families.

More people + less food = a big problem.

Bethany Garfield

Food Pantry Coordinator

Billy Brown

Digital Arts Service Corps (AmeriCorps for Geeks)

The following organizations are all collecting food for our pantry to supplement the reduction from our local food bank. We love them!

Nola Eats at the Alternative Media Expo

Snake and Jakes

Cold Stone Creamery

Organizing for America: LA

Curves

Do you want to be a Fabulous Food Driver? E-mail me!

Food For Our Neighbors Archives

    November 13, 2009
    Snake and Jake’s Start Food Drive! Big thanks to Elaine for starting a food drive at her Christmas Lounge, Snake and Jake’s! They have two bins set up for canned goods. Go on over and donate some cans and have a drink! Also, Snake and Jake’s has a pretty active twitter you should check out as well. Photo by Hearts and Bones

    Snake and Jake’s Start Food Drive!

    Big thanks to Elaine for starting a food drive at her Christmas Lounge, Snake and Jake’s! They have two bins set up for canned goods. Go on over and donate some cans and have a drink! Also, Snake and Jake’s has a pretty active twitter you should check out as well.

    Photo by Hearts and Bones

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