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Arcadia Weekly Feb 10, 2011
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Pasadena Is Latest Stop for Americans Feeding Americans Cross-Country Initiative
February 9, 2011 – 800 of Foothill Unity Center’s families have received vouchers for a special food, personal care products and Avon package distribution this Saturday, February 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Avon distribution center, 2940 East Foothill Boulevard, Pasadena. The event is the latest stop on Feed The Children’s Americans Feeding Americans Caravan, which has helped families across the country in cities that have been affected by the nation’s economic downturn. Feed The Children and its partners are moving semi tractor-trailers loaded with food, essentials/personal care items, and Avon products from coast to coast to give help and hope to people in need.
Each family will receive a 25-pound box of food, a 10-pound box of personal care items and a box of Avon products – enough to help a family for up to one week. Avon, a valued partner of the Caravan, has provided more than 250,000 boxes of Avon products to families in need across the United States since the program began in 2009. The boxes help provide hope, self-esteem and self-confidence that empowers women to build strong futures for their families.
“This is a wonderful bonus for our low-income families. Our clients are challenged to put food on their table, pay the rent or buy medications,” said Tashera Taylor, Foothill Unity Center’s Client Services Manager. “As they struggle to cover all the day-to-day costs they might once have been able to handle, they find themselves choosing between paying bills and buying groceries. It can be hard for people to turn to us for help to make ends meet. As we treat every client with love and dignity, they soon realize there’s no shame in asking for a hand up.”
About Foothill Unity Center
Founded in 1980, Foothill Unity Center is among the most respected and effective local nonprofits organizations in Southern California. It was designated the Community Action Agency for the Foothill Area in 2008. In 2010, the Center distributed nearly four million pounds of food to 4,608 unduplicated very low-income families in Pasadena, Altadena, South Pasadena, Monrovia, Arcadia, Duarte, Sierra Madre, Bradbury, Baldwin Park, Irwindale, and Azusa. In 2011 the need remains constant as the economy stagnates. The Center’s vital assistance truly helps those in crisis become self-sufficient again. For more information, visit foothillunitycenter.org.
About Feed The Children
Founded in 1979, Feed The Children is consistently ranked as one of the 10 largest international charities in the U.S., based on private, non-government support. Feed The Children is a Christian, international, nonprofit relief organization with headquarters in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, that delivers food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to individuals, children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty or natural disasters. In FY 2009, Feed The Children distributed more than 111 million pounds of food and other essentials to children and their families in all 50 states and internationally. Since its founding, the organization has reached out to help those in need in 119 countries around the globe. For more information, please visit www.feedthechildren.org.
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