At LSSN we have seven methods to fight food insecurity and we are going to begin delivering groceries and hot meals to home bound seniors and people with disabilities. Your donation makes an impact on those who are experiencing hunger. These are other ways that we fight food insecurity:
- We often serve 100 families per day at our pantry on Boulder Highway. We have two other pantry sites including Holy Spirit Lutheran Church and Anthem Wellness Center.
- We have Mobile Markets that serve about 200-300 households in a single day—usually at a local church on a Saturday. We are starting two new locations to be held at Christ the Servant Lutheran on June 1 and Good Samaritan at the Lakes on June 8th. We are looking to expand to another location in Pahrump.
- We work together with the Department of Juvenile Justice to distribute food parcels to at-risk teenagers to three locations. Jesus Martinez, our Director of Programs, shared one story of a boy who got into trouble to begin with for stealing formula for a younger sibling.
- We have been using our refrigerated truck to pick up fresh food twice a week from Albertson’s through Three Square’s Food Rescue Program.
- We serve low-income seniors a hot nutritious meal every weekday at two locations as well as giving them go bags for sustenance over the weekend.
- We sign everyone we can up for SNAP benefits (formerly called food stamps). Individuals and families with low incomes can really benefit from SNAP.
- Our SNAP Educators are conducting nutrition classes and cooking demonstrations all over Las Vegas as well as in Searchlight, NV.