Nonprofit calls on community for help getting food to people in need
A Charlotte nonprofit helping with local food shortages is asking the community to return the support.
Loaves & Fishes delivers meals to folks struggling to put food on the table with its ‘Friendship Trays’ program. But the volunteer-driven initiative is now struggling to keep a steady rotation of people willing to give their time, their money and their gas.
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Some volunteers show up regularly to take meals to those in need, but that consistent help has been hard to come by and routes are becoming more costly to serve.
“We couldn’t do it without our volunteers,” said Kelly Vass, program director for Loaves & Fishes/Friendship Tray. “As our volunteers dwindle, we have to deliver the meals, so we have to increase (the number of) paid drivers.”
While cost and time may be
“I love doing this,” said volunteer Tya Smith. “When I travel for personal reasons, I think about gas, but this … I know it will come back to me some kind of way.”
>>> In the video at the top of this page, Channel 9 reporter Anthony Kustura details the nonprofit’s desperate need and why you should consider helping out.
More information on volunteering with Loaves and Fishes/Friendship Tray can be found here.
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