Community Action House has long worked to provide welcoming essential services for many of our neighbors in a time of need. That includes being a key provider of formula for many families. With recent shortages challenging so many families, Action House recently extended access to formula to anyone in the community who is unable to otherwise source the formula their children need.
Annual Postal Food Drive Collects Thousands of Pounds of Food
Last Saturday, area families donated 47,549 pounds of food to support local hunger relief. The annual Postal Food Drive is part of the National Association of Letter Carriers "Stamp Out Hunger" campaign, which collects tens of thousands of pounds of food each year to supply local food assistance efforts.
Holland Rotary Donates Motorized Shopping Cart to Community Action House
The Holland After Hours Rotary Club has generously provided a new wheelchair and motorized shopping cart for use in the newly constructed Food Club & Opportunity Hub, with funding from a Rotary District 6290 matching grant and support from Gentex.
Community Action House staff anticipate that 90+ guests will benefit from the wheelchair and shopping cart, allowing them to shop more easily and independently around the Food Club floor.
Stamp Out Hunger with the Annual Postal Food Drive!
As a part of the National Association of Letter Carriers “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive, a national campaign each year, the post office will team up with their local community to gather food donations for shelters, food pantries, and other agencies which offer assistance to those in need on Saturday, May 21.
This function serves as the biggest event for organizations like Community Action House, Gateway Mission (formerly Holland Rescue Mission), Resilience: Advocates for Ending Violence, and Salvation Army to receive much-needed supplies for their food pantries.
