Mobile Food Pantry #4….over 11,000 pounds of food delivered so far

Mobile Food Day #4
In Highview Hills Neighborhood

On Thursday, July 19, 2018, 9:00 a.m., the fourth Mobile Food Day was held in the Highview Hills Neighborhood at the Harvest Grove Baptist Church, 3323 Highview Hills Road.

The registration time was set at 9:00 a.m. with community volunteers prepared to serve residents of the 45417 zip code areas; however, no residents were turned away. All who registered were served.

The overall goal of this project is to address the growing need for community residents who have no ability to shop for fresh vegetables and fruit from a local area market. By providing the Dayton Food Bank Mobile Truck to the west-side churches, residents are encouraged to register and receive free produce, fruit, and bread products.

The Dayton Neighborhood Corps, Dayton Food Bank, the Dakota Center, Inc., and Residence Park Neighborhood Association are partners with this project. Area churches have agreed to host the event each month. Six (6) Mobile Food Days have been planned for the west Dayton neighborhoods (April through September).

The Dayton Neighborhood Corps (Planning & Community Development) recruited 46 volunteers, including members from area churches in Residence Park and Highview Hills, Residence Park Neighborhood Association, Community Development Staff, and the Dakota Center, Inc. staff.

The following represents the reporting from the Food Pantrytrak System:

• Total Families served 107
• New Families “ 82
• Families without Children 81
• Families with Children 26

• Total Individuals 226
• Total Children 60
• Total Adults 85
• Total Seniors 81

• # Pounds Received 11,506
(Dayton Food Bank)

The City of Dayton Planning and Community Development and the City of Dayton Neighborhood Corps promoted this event through area neighborhood associations, flyers, staff, and volunteers. All major media and news networks were notified. Interview with Channel 45.

The next Mobile Food Day is scheduled on August 16, 2018, 9:00 a.m. (registration), hosted by Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, 3375 W. Siebenthaler Avenue.