Holiday Virtual Food Drive
Held by Hamilton
Supporting: Richmond Food Bank
This holiday season, Hamilton Elementary will again be supporting Richmond families by collecting online donations for the Richmond Food Bank.
The Richmond Food Bank is a dynamic hub that connects people, food, and services that are essential to health and well-being the hallmark of a caring community. The Richmond Food Bank gives healthy and nutritionally-balanced food to more than 2200 people in a typical week, providing Richmond residents with healthy food choices and connecting our clients to services that address the root causes of poverty.
DID YOU KNOW?!
With cash donations:
- For every $1 the food bank collects they can distribute about $7 worth of food (based on 2022 data)
- 55% of our clients are temporary users, most of whom are suffering through a crisis
- 32% of our clients are children
- 30% could be self-sufficient, but have cost of living concerns
- 15% are long-term users with multiple barriers to employment, including chronic illness, mental health problems, or disabilities
- Roughly 4% are transients and have no fixed address
- 230 people volunteer every week; in addition, many groups volunteer with us on a weekly, monthly, or yearly basis
If you are able, please consider making an online donations between Monday, December 5th and December Friday 22nd.
Thank you for your support!
Warmly,
The Hamilton Staff
***Online donations are also tax-deductible. Please check your email inbox or spam folder for an automated tax receipt once your donation is successfully processed.***