SHELBY – During January, February, and March 2019, the local FISH Food Pantry served a total of 676 individuals.
Included in this number are:
• 412 adults and 191 children received food box assistance.
• 73 individuals received emergency food assistance.
An ideal FISH box of food will feed a family of up to 4 people for three days. Adjustments are made for either singles or families of five or more. An emergency bag of food is designed to provide 3 meals per individual.
“In Luke’s Gospel, we read, ‘Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none; and whoever has food must do likewise’,” a FISH volunteer stated. “Indeed the Shelby community has shared generously. With the support of individuals, churches, labor unions, businesses, and organizations, FISH was – and is – able to meet the needs of those among us who have less than enough to keep food on their tables.”
Organized in 1971, The FISH of Shelby, Inc. operates the food pantry that serves residents of the Shelby City School District. It is located in the Shelby Help Line Ministries building on Walnut Street. Its Facebook page can be found at “FISH of Shelby.”
