FOOD DISTRIBUTION
The GSTC provides a balanced food box including dry packaged food including pastas, cereal, and granola bars. It also includes canned foods such as vegetables, fruit, tomato spaghetti sauce, and a variety of soups. The GSTC also offers frozen meats including lunch meat, packaged chicken, pork and beef along with bread. Some snack treats are also included such as cookies, pastries etc. On occasion we are able to provide fresh eggs, milk, yogurt, fresh fruits and vegetables.
Our food boxes average 35-70 pounds according to the number of people in the household. Over the years we have distributed approximately 15,000 pounds of food monthly. There are an average of 300-500 families that receive assistance monthly. The Center has fed 6,000,000 meals to the poor and needy since opening in 1992. A recent survey reported over 1,500 unsheltered homeless people in our community. The GSTC also includes a sack lunch program for these types of people.
The Center receives funding through a grant from the United Way of San Joaquin County, KYCC radio (90.1 Your Christian Companion), grants that also include DOT foods in Modesto, canned food drives from schools, businesses and organizations. Our cash donations allow us to purchase food from The Second Harvest Food Bank in Manteca for pennies on the dollar.
Food and nutrition information is now available to all those with special health needs, including heart disease, high blood pressure, and obesity. This information helps our clients to educate themselves to help them control their health issues. Our posted notice includes information about eating from healthy food groups, reading and understanding food labels and encouraging exercising daily.
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