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

    December 3, 2009

    "Millions of Americans struggle to find food"

    This is a ABC world news video about the increase in families with children looking to get food from pantries in New Orleans. Last month we had 89 new households sign up at our pantry. Also last month, 25% of all households receiving food had a single parent. If you or anyone you know might have surplus food or are willing to run a food drive, please send our food pantry coordinator an e-mail! Bethany Garfield at MustardSeed@ccstb.org

    thank you!

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