At the Community Action House Food Club, local residents find not just healthy, low-cost food, but resources and support to build towards a more stable future. Recently, the Community Action House team saw the opportunity to connect guests with another essential resource - affordable internet.
Action House raises $1,139 for I Am Academy!
Challenged by events of the past several years, in 2021 Community Action House committed to taking active steps to create a more just, inclusive community. As a part of this effort, we began dedicated shopping days at the CAH Resale Store, donating a portion of sales to different organizations on the frontlines of addressing racial equality.
"Donations of adaptive equipment increase accessibility."
June 2022 eNewsletter
Local churches are invaluable supporters, volunteers, and partners for us and so many other nonprofits in the area.
Holland Community Garden Uses Sustainable Practices
Community Action House Provides Formula for Local Parents During National Shortage.
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.
May 2022 eNewsletter
From the Team: An Update from Executive Director Scott Rumpsa
On October 25th of last year, we launched our new ‘Food Club & Opportunity Hub’. With you - our community of support - partnering closely with us, we took a huge step forward in service. Over 1,466 qualifying, low-income families have received regular healthy food assistance at Food Club. That’s over 4,200 neighbors, in the first six-months alone!
