August 7, 2020

With so many moms and dads in the communities we serve suddenly out of work and struggling to put food on the table, Family-to-Family has moved quickly to expand our reach to meet the growing need.

Our generous donors have made that possible. In the months since Covid-19 hit we’ve added hundreds of struggling families to our hunger relief sponsorship program in Flint, MI; Burton, MI; Kermit, W.VA; Pembroke, IL; Worcester, MA; Montrose, AR; Brooklyn, NY; Ossining, NY; Whitney, NV; Brookside, AL; and Orlando, FL.

And since the need is greater, in sixteen of the communities we serve we’ve doubled the amount of food each family receives. Sadly, with no end in sight for either the virus or the economic catastrophe it has unleashed, we anticipate the need for our program will continue to grow.

We’ve also just “launched” (started sponsoring families there) a new community in downtown Boston, MA — working with an elementary school in the Chinatown district that serves mainly low income children. In our hometown of Hastings on Hudson, N.Y., because of the increased need, we are keeping the local food pantry stocked on an ongoing basis, as well as funding the local Meals on Wheels program for seniors. During this past spring and summer we provided weekly grocery gift cards for every Hastings child who had been receiving free or reduced price lunch at school after the school year was cut short.

And since the need is greater, in sixteen of the communities we serve we’ve doubled the amount of food each family receives by giving each family two sponsors. Sadly, with no end in sight for either the virus or the economic catastrophe it has unleashed, we anticipate the need for our program will continue to grow.