Feast of Justice

Dear partners and supporters,

The challenges presented by the political climate this year have been a lesson to us in embodying one of our core principles: adaptability. We have been continuously evaluating our food and beyond-food programs to stay relevant to the shifting needs of our community. 

Have you been listening to the news and wondering, “what can I do about this?” By ourselves, it feels like the extent of our impact is limited. But our partners are not just big organizations. They’re individuals, small and mid-sized groups, and people like you. Together, with you, we can collectively make a bigger impact.

In collaboration,

The Feast of Justice team

Pr. Tricia checks in a guest to get food.

In response to federal policy and SNAP changes, we temporarily adapted our food distribution model this fall to serve 33% more households than we had already been serving. In spite of federal government changes, we have continued to ensure that our families still receive an average of 55 pounds, or about $120, in groceries during their monthly visits. 

The number of people we are serving continues to rise to unprecedented levels for our non-profit. This is both amazing in how many families we're impacting, but also concerning for the drastic increase in need among the community (and limitations of our resource capacity to accommodate). 

To provide holistic support to our Feast of Justice families, we are expanding to include nutritious tastings made with pantry items, garden and health programming, health screenings, public benefits referrals, and a resource desk where guests can get connected to local resources. 

Partnerships lead us to exciting new endeavors. This fall, we began to co-host programming with our Northeast Services Hub partner, Mural Arts’ ESL class, including our American Heart Association workshop series on heart health being taught in both English and Arabic! We aim to do more than just give out food during tough times – we want to provide opportunities to nurture a healthy, sustainable, and meaningful life.  

Volunteers altogether contribute roughly 350 hours each week to keep our programs running: well-stocked with a generous variety of fresh and frozen food to choose from, well-staffed to greet guests with a dignified experience, and working behind-the-scenes on administrative needs. 

Throughout the start of our group-giving campaign this month, donors like you have already helped us raise an incredible $5,418 of our $20,000 goal. This helps us supplement the recent decreases in outside funding and increases for in-demand food items. Community groups have also organized food drives to collect hundreds of pounds of items for us to stock our shelves.  

Whether you have donated your time, money, or goods to us, you directly play a role in helping us fulfill our mission. It takes a community to address all the structural challenges linked to food insecurity. 

We know you have taken action to support Feast of Justice recently. Will you help us continue our work so we can go even further? Contribute in whatever way you can, based on your own ability and means. 

1. Donate - 
This is the most impactful way to support us.

Thanks to the connections and structures we’ve developed over almost 2 decades, we can make the impact of each of your dollars go even further. 

2. Volunteer -

We have volunteer opportunities for groups, as well as for individuals with different skill sets. Haven’t volunteered with us before, or want to volunteer with us in a new way? Contact us to let us know what skills you have, and learn about volunteer needs we have. Let’s match you up to an opportunity that fits you best!

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3. Spread the Word -

Become our advocate in your community! Print and/or share this “Support Feast of Justice” flyer with your place of worship, workplace, friends, family, school and other community groups. 

Thank you for all of your support!