Food Share of Ventura County

THANK YOU to mom & daughter Angela & Ella from the National Charity League, Inc., Ventura County Chapter who've been #volunteering at our #Oxnard & #RioMesa food distributions. We appreciate you! To #volunteer, download our app for super easy sign up! https://foodshare.com/app/

THANK YOU! to the team from Embassy Suites by Hilton Mandalay Beach Resort (l-r) Brittany, Spencer, Tiffany, Kaila & Audrey who gleaned tangerines in #Somis. If you're interesting in #gleaning or have produce that needs picking please visit: foodshare.com/gleaning/ #Volunteer

This is a great way to start the year! THANK YOU! to Brian Troop and CSMC Mortgage for the generous donation.

Happy New Year! We're full of hope that there will be some brighter days ahead. One thing is for certain, if you're struggling with hunger, help is at hand. Here are this week's distributions. Download our app and check out the FIND FOOD NOW! map for other sources of free food available in your area. https://foodshare.com/app/

We couldn't lead the fight against hunger in Ventura County without the kindness and generosity of so many people. Here are just a few of the many who have donated dollars, cans or their time to Food Share in the past few weeks. We are so grateful for your support. Thank You to Jonathan from ProSource Wholesale in Oxnard; Theresa from RE/MAX Goldcoast in Camarillo and her son, Brett; volunteers Tom and Brett; and Manuel from Hungry Bear.

Just a reminder that our Thousand Oaks distribution is now on Tuesday. Check out the new time and location in the attachment.

Tomorrow is election day. Do you have a plan to vote? Check out the location of your nearest polling place, and don't miss the opportunity to make your voice heard! https://www.vote.org/polling-place-locator/ #Vote #Election

**HELP?!** Could you use some distraction this week? Because we could really use 3 hours of your time! We need 10 volunteers for our #ThousandOaks distribution tomorrow & 34 volunteers for our #Oxnard drive-thru distribution on Weds. Sign up here and thank you! https://foodshare.com/volunteer/

Hello Ventura and Ojai friends. You know where to find us for a box of pantry items and some great fresh produce!

**PLEASE SHARE!!** We have a new permanent day and location for our Thousand Oaks distribution. It's now on a Tuesday at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 480 W. Gainsborough Rd. 1-2pm.

Creepy fun was had by all today at our Halloween costume competition, won by our tireless CSFP Coordinator Angela Aparicio. And a big thanks to Exec. Admin Assistant extraordinaire, Michelle Hatch, for her spook-tacular baking skills! Witching you a very haunted Halloween everyone!

There's no distribution in Santa Paula today. We'll be back as normal next week. You can find other sources of free food today by searching our FIND FOOD NOW map, on out website and our new app, available at the App Store and Google Play. #FoodBank https://foodshare.com/findhelp/#findapantry

Please note that we do not have a distribution in Santa Paula this week, but we'll be back on November 6! You can also use our FIND FOOD NOW map on our website or mobile app to find other sources of free food across the county. https://foodshare.com/findhelp/#findapantry

Josiah, Joel & Mary may have different reasons for volunteering at Food Share, but they all share the same care & concern for our community. Check out all the ways you can help at: https://foodshare.com/volunteer/

Don't let hunger be your house guest this week.

There are many things to be anxious about. Don't let having enough food be one of them. A REMINDER also that there is no distribution in Santa Paula this week. We'll be back on Nov 6.

This is a tough time. Don't let hunger make it worse. We can help.

Did you receive Pandemic-EBT benefits this summer? If so we would love to hear about your experience with P-EBT! We invite you to complete our brief survey about how you used it and what you liked and disliked about it. If you complete the survey by October 31, you will be entered into a raffle to win a $50 visa gift card! All information gathered from survey responses and interviews will remain confidential and used anonymously to help us understand and and make recommendations about how to improve programs like this in the future. https://bit.ly/pebt-survey

Don't let hunger dominate your week. You know where to find us.

Online learning is hard for kids and families. Don't let being hungry make it even harder.

You CAN build a CAN-tree! Who CAN? You CAN! Forgive the terrible wordplay, we're just determined to have some fun even if it's a little different this year. Help support our community in 2021 with #CanTree2020. More info: foodshare.com/cantree #FoodDrive #BuildACanTree

Don't forget, you can find the nearest food pantry, meal site or drive-thru distribution, with the new Find Food Now! map on our website and mobile app. https://foodshare.com/findhelp/#findapantry #FoodBank #FoodInsecurity #WeFeedVC

Hunger + kids = stressed families. We're here to help.

Anxious about feeding the family? Stop by and tick something off your worry list this week.

**CAN YOU SPARE A FEW HOURS THIS WEEK?** We have some urgent volunteer needs, including helping set up our CAN-tree food drive. Learn more and sign up: https://foodshare.com/volunteer/ Thank you!!! #FoodBank #FoodInsecurity #Volunteer #VenturaCounty

Looking for a new mask...or two...or three? Luna Pearls Cares will send you one colorful, hand crafted mask of your choice for every $25 donated to Food Share via the Luna Pearls website. Check out the huge range here: https://www.lunapearlcares.com/1-select

Kids + hunger = lower grades. We're here to help them thrive.

While everything has been different this year, some things stay the same, like our annual CAN-tree food drive, which is the same, just different... https://foodshare.com/cantree #cantree2020 #FoodDrive #BuildACanTree #YouCanWeCan #SameJustDifferent #FoodBank #FoodInsecurity