Changes to RTSC food pantry at Community Presbyterian Church
As COVID 19 has been very challenging to everyone, RTSC food pantry
has expanded to help meet the growing needs in our community. The number of food pantry
clients per month has risen from 150
(pre-COVID-19) to more than 1,200 households as well as the amount of food
distributed has increased from 500 lbs
to 12,000 lbs per week.
Out of COVID-19 concerns for both our food volunteers and food clients
our food Pantry was closed from March 15th to May 15th,
2020. Then,
following new COVID-19 protocols from the CDC, Food Bank and RT National, RTSC
re-established the weekly food distribution at CPC on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Costco, who donates food was not donating enough food so we now get food from
the Food Bank on Mondays and Tuesdays to meet the rising needs.
In addition, RTSC noticed that
the food insecurity was so great in Solano County due to the COVID-19 pandemic
and subsequent job loss. As such, RTSC expanded our food pantry
distributions to 30 homebound seniors and 11 additional mobile sites.
This includes:
Vallejo:
- Steffan
Manor Elementary (5 times a month)
- Carquinez
Highland Mobile Homes
- Olympia
Mobile Home Park
- Vallejo
Broadway Mobile Homes
- Vallejo
Mobile Home Estates
- Solano
County Veterans
Fairfield Mobile Home Parks:
- Casa
Nova Mobile Home Park
- Country
Club Mobile Home Park
- Dover
Mobile Home Park
- Fairfield
RV and Mobile Home Park
CPC has been integral in this
partnership both with volunteers and building space.