THE PROCESS FOR GETTING FOOD IS SIMPLE
WHERE TO GO:
Prescott Community Cupboard
Food Bank
777 West Hillside Avenue – Located on the corner of Hillside and Walnut Streets,
just East of Fry’s Food on the corner of Fair Street and Miller Valley Road in Prescott
Starting June 1st, REMEMBER YOUR I.D.!
REGISTRATION & PICKUP HOURS:
*Mondays 2:30pm to 6:00pm
Tuesdays 2:30pm to 4:30pm
*Wednesdays 2:30pm to 6:00pm
Thursdays 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Fridays 2:30pm to 4:30pm
*Saturdays 11:00am to 1:00pm
FOOD BAG DISTRIBUTION
FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023
Individuals
We provided food to 2,810
people for the month and
11,316 people year-to-date
Food Bags
We provided 1,216 bags of
food for the month and 4,897
bags of food year-to-date
Food
We provided 30,757 lbs. of
food for the month and 109,304
lbs. of food year-to-date
*NOTE – The pounds of food distributed includes items from our “Choice Pantry” fresh produce, dairy, bread, bakery Items, prepared foods and kitchen essentials, household items, personal care items, infant supplies and much more.
APRIL NEWS UPDATES & OUR THANKS…
Here are the 2 policies now posted at the cupboard:
- In the interest of safety and dignity for all, we reserve the right to deny or stop services to clients who are physically or verbally abusive to our volunteers, employees, or other clients.
Los clientes deben mostrar identificación para la entrada.
En aras de la seguridad y la dignidad para todos, nos reservamos el derecho de negar o detener los servicios a los clientes que son física o verbalmente abusivos con nuestros voluntarios, empleados u otros cliente. - Starting June 1st, PCCFB will be requiring all clients to show ID every time they visit in order to receive food assistance. Please refer to the handout in your bag for more information on what ID is acceptable and for local resources that can help you get an ID.
A partir del 1 de junio, PCCFB requerirá que todos los clientes muestren una identificación cada vez que visiten para recibir asistencia alimentaria.
Consulte el folleto en su bolsa para obtener más información sobre qué identificación es aceptable y para obtener recursos locales que pueden ayudarlo a obtener una identificación.
PCCFB Board of Directors Chair, Lee Danaher, First Quarter Report for 2023...
As the end of the first quarter of 2023 comes to a close, I would like to give you all some updates and recognize some fantastic support we have received so far this year.
We continue to see that 20% of our client visits each month are NEW clients and first-time visitors. This is the same trend we saw last year which increased our client base from starting in 2022 with 1522 registered clients representing 4196 household members served to ending the year 2022 with 3009 registered clients representing 7417 household members served. By the end of February this year, 2023 we have added 263 new registered clients representing an additional 602 household members. Things do not appear to be slowing down.
To that end we could not serve all these folks without our wonderful volunteers and our dedicated hardworking staff. Thank you to all for your efforts and flexibility during these changing times.
We had bountiful donations from local food drives on our behalf from Yavapai Food Neighbors, Prescott United Methodist Church, Trinity Presbyterian Church, The Mountain Reformed Church, Abia Judd Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School and Prescott High School.
Real Hope brings us thousands of pounds of rescued food that would otherwise go to waste.
The Prescott Farmers Market brings us beautiful, locally grown produce weekly.
Safeway, Willow Creek Road, not only provides us with daily prepared foods and produce but Albertson’s Corporation provided us with many gift cards to buy the dry goods and meats we use for our pre-packed bags.
The Bread Depot in Prescott Valley and their volunteers provide us with sliced bread weekly which we freeze and offer to clients.
Panera provides us with generous amounts of baked goods twice a week.
Fry’s, Miller Valley Rd. provides us with prepared foods, deli and bakery weekly as well.
Delta Dental has provided a generous grant for us to provide more fresh milk daily all year long to our clients than we have been able to provide in years past!
The community at large is always dropping off donations as well.
All of these donations enable us to provide much-needed food to our clients. We are very thankful!
We are hoping to have a walk-in cooler installed by the spring and are working on more partnerships for fresh produce.
2023 is the 50th year the Cupboard has been operating because of the generosity of all our Donors and Volunteers. We can’t thank the Community, Local Businesses, Supporting Churches and Founding Churches, Donors and Grantors enough for their unwavering support all these years!
Sincerely,
Lee Danaher, Chair, PCCFB
We are grateful!
Our fantastic Donors and Volunteers continue to come through for us and the ever-growing need in our community. A heartfelt THANK YOU to them for all they give and do!
Your support is much appreciated!
Lee Danaher, PCCFB Chair
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GET HELP
If you are in need of food assistance, we are happy to help you. Our service area includes Prescott, Prescott Valley and ALL the surrounding smaller communities within Yavapai County.
VOLUNTEER
Some of the most important work done in the fight against hunger is performed by volunteers. Whether you serve solo, as apart of a group, or as a family, there are many ways for you to make an impact.
DONATE
It only takes a few dollars to feed a family. Your gift can make an impact on our community, helping individuals and families who may not be able to eat without your help.
The Problem
Food insecurity: a lack of access to enough food for a healthy, active lifestyle.
Arizona boasts the 10th highest rate of food insecurity in the nation, and the 3rd highest rate of child insecurity. Over a quarter of the children living in Yavapai County are food insecure; that’s more than 10,000 children in our county alone who do not have reliable access to enough nutritious food.
And, despite the fact that from 2010 to 2011 Arizona’s number of unemployed persons decreased even more than the national average (12% statewide as opposed to 7% nationally), our number of persons in poverty increased during that time by 10%.
There are individuals and families out there who are still just struggling to get by.
The Solution That’s Making A Difference
Since 1973, the Prescott Community Cupboard has been providing groceries to empower households to create their own “healthy, active lifestyle.” One visit to the Cupboard provides enough shelf-stable food to create 12 nutritionally-balanced meals per household member. It can be used to exclusively feed a household for four days, or it can supplement their other food, adding the fruit, vegetables, and protein that would otherwise be difficult for a food-insecure household to have in every meal.
We accomplish this thanks to
• Donations from local grocery stores
• Purchases at-cost from local grocery stores (approximately $7,000 each month)
• Donations of food and money from individuals and organizations
• Food/fund drives and other fundraisers
HELP US FEED THOSE IN NEED
Support the Prescott Community Cupboard…it doesn’t take much to make a big difference!
