THE NEWBURGH AREA FOOD PANTRY is located on St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish
property, sharing the building with Mother Teresa's Treasures.
This outreach ministry started in the 1970's at Epworth United Methodist
Church. It is staffed with volunteers from several area churches, & is supported
financially by many others. This is a community problem and we would like for
the entire community to take a stand and help out with donations and
volunteering.

The criteria to be served at our pantry is simple. They must live in
Newburgh or Yankeetown and meet some income eligibility guidelines. They are
entitled to come every 30 days, at which time they can shop for themselves with a
guideline, or take the pre-bagged food we have put together. Either way, they
end up with about 5 bags of groceries including meat and cheese.

We pride ourselves in offering laundry detergent, cleaning supplies, toilet paper,misc.
paper products, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste & toothbrushes, and bar soap.
These are necessary items that cannot be purchased with Food Stamps.

We also offer some basic over the counter medications, bandages,& cold remedies,
but we have a whole section dedicated to kids called "KID'S CORNER".
Here we stock diapers, wipes, formula, baby food, shampoo, kid's toothpaste & brushes,
cold remedies, pain relievers & their own Band-Aids.

We are currently serving 120-130 families per month--just from Newburgh. We turn
away about 10 per week because they live out of area, but we refer them to
another agency nearby.

We provide Turkeys/hams at Thanksgiving and Christmas along with all the
fixins, plus a gift for each family member. At back to school time, we provide
various school supplies.

As you can see, this Labor of Love is most appreciated in the community and
is constantly seeking ways to make money so we do not have to compromise our
standards and give less food.

Please consider how you might help us. either monetarily, collecting food, or
volunteering. It is a very humbling, yet rewarding experience.

For additional information, please call:
Kathy Hedge
853-6181