VERONA COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY

THE VERONA COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY (VCFP) IS A NON-PROFIT, 501C3, ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH INCOMES AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LINE BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA). OUR MISSION IS TO HELP PROVIDE FOOD TO THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT IN AUGUSTA COUNTY, STAUNTON, AND WAYNESBORO, VA. ALL FOOD IS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO OUR PATRONS. DURING 2024, THE VCFP DISTRIBUTED 1,280,978 POUNDS OF FOOD TO THOSE IN NEED; A TOTAL OF 28,461 INDIVIDUALS. SPECIFICALLY, WE PROVIDED FOOD TO 896 HOUSEHOLDS, ON AVERAGE, EVERY MONTH; REPRESENTING 119 POUNDS OF FOOD PER HOUSEHOLD, PER ANNUM. THE HOUSEHOLDS WERE REPRESENTED BY 19% SENIORS AGE 60 AND OLDER; 50% ADULTS AGE 19 TO 59; AND 32% CHILDREN 18 YEARS AND YOUNGER. THE SOURCES OF FOOD OBTAINED AND DISTRIBUTED ARE FROM AND NOT LIMITED TO: - DIRECT FOOD PURCHASES MADE BY VCFP AT THE BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK (BRAFB) AND FROM LOCAL VENDORS. THE VCFP PROCURED THIS FOOD AS A RESULT OF CASH DONATIONS AND GRANTS RECEIVED FROM CHURCHES, CIVIC CLUBS, LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES AS WELL AS FROM INDIVIDUALS. - IN-KIND DONATIONS ALSO REFERRED TO AS NON-CASH, RECEIVED FROM LOCAL MERCHANTS AND FOOD DISTRIBUTORS AS REFLECTED ON SCHEDULE B. - USDA GRANTS AND DONATED FOOD FROM THE BRAFB. DURING 2024, WE ESTIMATED THAT EACH PATRON THAT VISITED THE PANTRY RECEIVED UP TO 350 IN FOOD, ON AVERAGE, PER MONTH.