Holy Spirit Episcopal Church is committed to reaching out in service to our neighbors and friends in the community:
The Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry is a joint venture begun in 2006 between our church and our Belmont neighbors, Assumption BVM Catholic Church. The pantry is located here at Holy Spirit, and is open one evening a week, on Thursday from 6-7:30 pm. It operates as a satellite support pantry of North Kent Connect (NKC) (formerly North Kent Community Services), through Access of West Michigan. Clients of NKC are welcome to use our food pantry. For more information on becoming a client, visit nkconnect.org/clients or call NKC at (616) 866-3478. PLEASE NOTE: If you are in need of immediate food or housing assistance, please call 2-1-1 (800-887-1107), as North Kent Connect is not an emergency service center.
As a Pantry of Choice, clients are assisted by volunteers to shop for the foods they like and will use. The pantry is considered an emergency pantry, meaning each family will receive enough food for two to three days, based on household size. Our pantry takes pride in offering healthy choices and fresh options and also offers personal care items.
In 2019, the pantry served 329 family units. For many individuals, this was their first visit to our pantry. These families were made up of 1,018 people, receiving approximately 9,897 items of food and necessary supplies.
To keep the shelves stocked, members of each congregation regularly contribute food, as do Assumption BVM School students, Explore & Soar Reading Club, Frontline Church, Belmont USPS, Plainfield Christian Church, Hand to Hand, and Northview Public Schools. The pantry receives generous monetary donations from the two parishes and individual people.
In an effort to better serve clients, the Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry is expanding and promoting its “personal care items” selection. As of May 2017, the following specific items are needed: full-size shampoo, conditioner, body wash/bar soap, deodorant/antiperspirant, toothpaste, and feminine products. Please drop off items before or after Sunday worship services, or during the pantry’s regular operating hours.
We are grateful for monetary donations. Checks can be made payable to Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry and mailed to this church. All or part of your gift may be tax-deductible as a charitable contribution (please check with your tax adviser).
Visit www.facebook.com/BelmontFoodPantry for more food pantry news.
Non-discrimination Statement
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online by clicking here, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
- Mail
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or - Fax
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - Email
program.intake@usda.gov
Non-discrimination Statement – Spanish
De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad está prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyend o identidad de género y orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsión por actividades previas de derechos civiles.
La información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicación para obtener la información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable de administrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al (202) 720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comuníquese con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al (800) 877-8339.
Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, el cual puede obtenerse en línea, de cualquier oficina de USDA, llamando al (866) 632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida a USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la dirección, el número de teléfono y una descripción escrita de la acción discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta violación de derechos civiles. El formulario AD-3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse a USDA por:
- Correo:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or - Fax: (833) 256-1665 o (202) 690-7442; or
- Correo Electrónico: program.intake@usda.gov
Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.