Exciting Changes to Urban Ministry Food Bags!
Urban Ministries has introduced a “client choice model”. This means that instead of pre-packaging groceries, they allow clients to pick out their own groceries. This helps clients with meal planning, creates less food waste, and restores dignity to many families in tough situations.How do our basic bags fit into this new system? The basic bag is great! All of the foods that are included in a basic bag are still needed. Once the basic bags arrive, they simply restock the items on the shelves. This means all items on the original list are great, but other items are good too! See list of items below.
We are still collecting food or monetary donations on the first Sunday of each month.
Food items to donate: Canned beans (e.g. navy, pinto, kidney); Canned vegetables (e.g. tomatoes, carrots, green beans); Juice; Healthy Snacks (e.g. applesauce); Staples (e.g. dried rice, grits, dried beans, mac & cheese); Peanut butter; Dried milk.
For questions, contact Maria Mayorga. For more information about client choice, go to