http://www.feedspokane.com We Care We Share Feed Spokane Feed Spokane Evo RSS Parser 60 http://www.feedspokane.com/images/evo/minilogo.gif http://www.feedspokane.com 94 15 Nuke-Evolution 2.0.7 Powered - Xtreme 2.0 Edition en-us jack@deltaj.net 2012-05-18T19:33:57-07:00 hourly 1 2012-05-18T19:33:57-07:00 http://www.feedspokane.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=259#277 277@http://www.feedspokane.com Area Meal Sites- Contact List 2010-09-26T13:05:39-07:00 http://www.feedspokane.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=264#272 272@http://www.feedspokane.com Map of Meal Sites in Spokane 2008-09-21T18:56:40-07:00 http://www.feedspokane.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=263#271 271@http://www.feedspokane.com Monthly Food Rescue Reports 2008-09-21T18:45:57-07:00 http://www.feedspokane.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=262#270 (downloadable Excel file)]]> 270@http://www.feedspokane.com March 2008 Food Rescue Report 2008-04-16T11:23:20-07:00 http://www.feedspokane.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=261#269 (downloadable .pdf document)]]> 269@http://www.feedspokane.com Revised Restaurant Participation Packet 2008-04-16T11:01:45-07:00 http://www.feedspokane.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=260#268 268@http://www.feedspokane.com Master Coalition List 2008-04-12T13:59:18-07:00 http://www.feedspokane.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=257#265 265@http://www.feedspokane.com Meal Schedule- Revised 4-01-08 2008-04-12T12:30:37-07:00 http://www.feedspokane.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=256#263 263@http://www.feedspokane.com Food Rescue Summary Report 2008-03-09T21:23:55-07:00 http://www.feedspokane.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=252#261 Our community is united by friendship. Everyday people in Spokane work together to clean up our neighborhoods, feed our hungry, and take care of our children. I encourage you to look at these links to see where you can lend hand. We all need each other.

We just want to thank those in the community that came out to participate in our very first "Friendship Based Community Event!!!" It was a success!!! We thank you! We were able to raise a truck full of food and just under $300 for City Gate . The winning youth group was "SWAT" from Spokane Christian Fellowship! They won 16 Disciple tickets from Spirit 101.9!

We are collecting non perishable food donations for The Second Harvest Food Bank at 1505 W. Cleaveland (Spokane Christian Fellowship) Call for Drop off times and or if you have any questions at 230-4153. Thank you for helping us Make A Difference In Our Community]]> 261@http://www.feedspokane.com Sarah Reinhart 10-20-2007 2008-02-03T09:31:10-07:00 http://www.feedspokane.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=248#260 A study by the nonpartisan National Priorities Project concludes that barely half of those eligible actually receive food stamps in this country.
A story in Tuesday's Spokesman-Review discusses the findings. Casey King asked for a chance to enlarge the conversation, and here it is.

Posted by Doug Floyd | 14 Aug 1:57 PM
There are 5 comments on this post.

First, I would be very interested to know what the authors of this study considered in determining eligibility for food stamps. Is citizenship or legal alien status a requirement?

Next, I wonder how much of this is attributable to the screaming economy we have been enjoying for the last few years even though we are fighting a war on two fronts.

Finally, I wonder why this apparent excess isn’t being redirected into community food banks, homeless shelters and organizations like the one Gus (bless you Gus) volunteers at to feed the poor and homeless?

Thanks for the threads Doug.

Posted by Casey | 14 Aug 10:06 PM
Hi Casey,
thanks for the little "blessing" this morning.. needed that..:)
We actually get a fair amount of our food from 2nd harvest... and it is donated by large corporations.. we pay as an agency for some canned goods and dry product at 18 cents a pound.. ( pancake mix, flour, beef stew etc).. a lot of stuff is up for grabs and "free"... excess produce, all of the left over bread from Rosauers and Safeway etc is free.. milk and eggs and dairy is free...

Our budget concerns are mostly with staff salaries... We do not currently have an Exec Director... I am a volunteer and have one or two persons 3-4 hours a day at minimum wage to make it go.

"Feed Spokane" is a newer non profit that tries to garner left over's from various restaurants and get them with safe transport to agencies large and small that can and will use it.

We get for instance Chicken Breasts from a local fast food chain (Arby's or Jack in the Box??) and serve that with instant potatoes and cream gravy for breakfast usually once a week.

Oh and we serve "all people" in a safe environment at Central Methodist.. quite an interesting mix of low income, disabled vets (makes me cry) and homeless, as well as the mentally ill and elderly downtown.

Happy to have anyone come and help any morning we are up and running.. amazing in a city this size how I cannot get even two or three regular volunteers... Everyone wants to help on Thanksgiving.. or Christmas... a list a mile long.. but any other day the only regular source is St Marks Lutheran, ( my parish) and Mr Mark Harmon from Mead High School, with a regular covey of teens that helps with dinner on mondays...

sorry to go on.. guess i needed to say all that... thanks again gus

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