Change for Community

Change for Community2024-09-30T12:25:21-05:00
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Donation Program Total 2013-2024
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Raised in Apr for Friends of Ledges
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Raised in May for Ames Pet Food Pantry
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Raised in June for the Octagon Center
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Raised in July for the ASIP
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Raised in August for Iowa Wildlife Center

NOV 2024 Change for Community: MICA Food Bank

Mid-Iowa Community ACTION – Food Pantry

Round up at the registers this November in support of the MICA‘s Food Pantry!

MICA’s food pantry has expanded their offerings to the community – not only do they offer their Ames food pantry, but they also now deliver to families in need who are unable to leave their homes or visit MICA’s center. In their co-located WIC Clinic, they help increase nutrition and food access through WIC and Breastfeeding Peer Counselors programs, which support new mothers who are learning how to breastfeed.

The food pantry is a choice pantry – it allows families to select from a variety of foods (e.g. proteins) to help maximize equity, make sure more foods are used fully, and ensure that the food pantry experience feels accessible, especially to families who are new to our community. MICA also has a refrigerator that allows distribution of perishable goods like milk and eggs, and food rescue to help families receive baked goods and in-season produce from local partners, as well as a hygiene pantry.

MICA serves enough people every month through their Ames food pantry that they would just about fill the main floor seating in Stephens Auditorium, and about a fifth of those would be people they had never seen before. Over half of them would be children.

MICA is now seeing a record breaking number of families visiting their pantry each month.

The highest record previously documented was in 2012, about 300 families. They now have seen closer to 500 families in the last few months. So, any support is greatly appreciated!

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