About us
Neighbours feeding neighbours
How it started
[HOW THE PANTRY STARTED, IN THE FOUNDERS’ WORDS]
Today we’re open every week, with a delivery round, a weekend food bag for school kids, and a team of volunteers who keep it all running.
How we work
We don’t ask anyone to prove they need food. We let people choose their own groceries, like in a shop. And we take the food grocers can’t sell before it goes to waste.
- Saturday distribution. Fresh produce, dairy, bread and pantry staples, chosen like a small grocery store. Come once a week; nobody asks why.
- Home delivery. Volunteers bring a week of groceries to neighbours who are housebound, recovering or caring for someone.
- Weekend bags for kids. A bag of easy, kid-friendly food goes home from school every Friday with children who might otherwise go without.
Open books
Ask us for our annual report and accounts any time. We’ll send them. Riverbend Community Pantry is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN [501(c)(3) EIN].
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