Project Report
| Jan 5, 2012
What do you put on your fork?
By Joy Winheim | Executive Director
Happy New Year!
What do you put on your fork? For breakfast? For Lunch? For Dinner? It's a question many of us rarely ask ourselves. It's a question our clients ask themselves every day. The meals and pantry services that Francis House provide are essential in helping to keep our clients healthy and adherent to their medical care.
The donations received through Global Giving have helped us keep our pantry stocked with cereal, canned vegetables and soups, canned meats and pastas, ensure, boost and a variety of hygiene items.
We thank you. We thank you for your generosity and hope to have your continued support in 2012.
We wish you the very best that this new year has to offer, and everything that you can possibly want on your fork...
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Oct 20, 2011
The Budget Cuts are Here!
By Joy Winheim | Executive Director
The Tampa Bay area is facing a 30% reduction in funding. Specifically, food is on the chopping block!
Francis House maintains one of the only food programs specifically designed to serve the HIV community. The only other program is facing this 30% reduction in funding. Once that happens, Francis House will try and pick up the clients that may fall through the gap.
As it is, we distribute nearly $2,500 each and every month and recently distributed $3,200 in one month....this is the increase before the increase!
We need your support to continue serving our HIV community. No one should worry where their next meal is coming from!
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Aug 2, 2011
Food Pantry Budget Cuts are Coming!
By Joy Winheim | Executive Director
First off I want to sincerely thank all of you who have donated to Francis House's food pantry project! Your support helps us provide over 600 meals each and every month!
Francis House continues to see an increase in need for food. Recently, we were made aware that due to government funding cuts for HIV services, our county is about to see a 30% decrease in food pantry funding for the remainder of this program year and the ENTIRE food pantry budget is in jeopardy of going away for fiscal year 2012. Although these cuts don't directly affect our food pantry budget, the residual effect that this will have will be overwhelming.
Already, at least 100 individuals utilize our pantry on a monthly basis. With another food pantry in the county closing, more HIV positive individuals will have to rely on Francis House to help supplement their food budget. Since the beginning of 2011, Francis House has distributed over 52,543 pounds of food. We expect that the need for food will outweigh what Francis House can provide on a weekly basis.
We continue to need your help. We continue to need the resources to feed those who rely on good nutrition to help keep healthy immune systems. Help us help those in need.
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