Each year, NEEDS holds a Student Assistance Drive to help provide school supplies and warm winter clothing to students in our community. Teachers and administrators in the Deer Park, Princeton, and Sycamore districts know all too well how many families struggle to afford these necessities — so they’re thrilled to receive gift cards enabling them to purchase exactly what their students need!
As you can see from these photos, there were big smiles when NEEDS volunteers stopped by each school to distribute gift cards. NEEDS is so grateful to the many donors who contributed to this year’s successful drive!
The NEEDS pantry was open for a fifth Tuesday and a fifth Thursday last month — and busy every day. In fact, the pantry served more people in October than in any month this year!
Here are the latest totals:
During the month of October, the NEEDS pantry provided food to 223 families – for a total of 772 people!
NEEDS also provided emergency financial assistance to 16 families, distributing $7105.00 to cover housing, utilities, and other urgent expenses.
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More than 30 families came to NEEDS for emergency financial assistance in September – a sharp increase over the previous month. The pantry also remained busy, serving hundreds of people.
Here are the latest totals:
During the month of September, the NEEDS pantry provided food to 178 families – for a total of 588 people!
NEEDS also provided emergency financial assistance to 37 families, distributing $14,334.00 to cover housing, utilities, and other urgent expenses.
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Donations can be dropped off at Kenwood Baptist Church during our open hours (Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-1:00). You can also donate via our Amazon Wish List, and your donation will be shipped directly to the pantry!
Many parents struggle to feed their children during the summer when school assistance is unavailable. In the last month, more than 30 new families came to NEEDS for food and emergency financial aid.
Here are the latest totals:
During the month of July, the NEEDS pantry provided food to 224 families – for a total of 746 people!
NEEDS also provided emergency financial assistance to 19 families, distributing $6996.00 to cover housing and utilities.
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The NEEDS pantry serves hundreds of people each month. You can help by donating some of our most-needed items!
This month’s top needs are boxed cereal(we are about to run out!); packaged side dishes, such as stuffing, pasta and rice mixes, and potato dishes; and canned green beans.
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Donations can be dropped off at Kenwood Baptist Church during our open hours (Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-1:00). You can also donate via our Amazon Wish List, and your donation will be shipped directly to the pantry!
Summer is a challenging season for families who rely on school assistance to feed their children. More than 20 new families visited NEEDS for aid in June, and requests for both food and emergency financial assistance remained high.
Here are the latest totals:
During the month of June, the NEEDS pantry provided food to 175 families – for a total of 605 people!
NEEDS also provided emergency financial assistance to 16 families, distributing $5534.00 to cover housing and utilities.
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Summer is the most challenging season for the NEEDS pantry. The schools that hold large food drives for us are closed, and many other supporters are away on vacation. You can help by donating some of our most-needed items!
This month’s top needs are canned chicken soups; packaged side dishes, such as stuffing, pasta and rice mixes, and potato dishes; and laundry detergent.
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Donations can be dropped off at Kenwood Baptist Church during our open hours (Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-1:00). You can also donate via our Amazon Wish List, and your donation will be shipped directly to the pantry!
