Causes: Food, Food Banks & Pantries

Mission: A volunteer based food pantry. The organization's major goal is to recover all unsaleable and surplus food items available from the community and distribute that food directly to families and individuals in need. During the year, paul's pantry handled a total of 5,201,599 pounds of food, an average of more than 10 tons of food handled per day, at an operating cost of just 14 cents per pound.

Programs: Funds raised through private donations are used first to cover operating expenses, which includes the supervision and coordination of 6,520 volunteers annually. 70,923 volunteer hours were logged during the year. Volunteers handle the daily pick-up of food, and assist with the proper storage and distribution of the perishable and non-perishable food items. Funds received in excess of operational expenses are designated by the board first for supplemental food purchases, and are then invested and board designated for an emergency food reserve, equipment replacement schedule, emergency operations reserve and for the future building expansion or cooler/freezer additions.