If you could use some extra help with food and household necessities and are a member of the Grant Beach Neighborhood Association, consider signing up for the Grant Beach Food and Family Network.
The network is a program for low-income GBNA members to receive food and household supplies twice a month. In addition to joining GBNA, participants must donate $5 per pickup and contribute two hours of service per month to the neighborhood association by working concessions at Grant Beach Sports events, working in the Grant Beach Community Garden or manning the Hovey House, for example.
“We have seven families in the network currently,” said Grant Beach resident Yolanda Taylor, who runs the program. “We provide boxed and canned goods, as well as fresh produce and dairy and we try to ensure a good mix of everything for each family.”
Food for the boxes is provided by Victory Mission, while household supplies such as toilet paper and other necessities is purchased with donations. The group meets at 12:30 p.m. the Saturday after the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at Hovey House, 800 W. Hovey. For more information, contact Taylor at 417-952-5735.