Love In Action Inc

IN 2022 LOVE IN ACTION MINISTRIES PROVIDED ENOUGH FOOD FOR A MONTH FOR 1,146 FAMILIES, OR 2,817 INDIVIDUALS. IN ADDITION, SEVERAL HISPANIC CHURCHES, A NURSING HOME IN BESSEMER, AND AN AA WEEKLY MEETING ALSO RECEIVED FOOD AND CLOTHING.EACH MONTH, WE PURCHASE AROUND 7,000-9,000 LBS. OF FOOD, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, AND PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS TO MEET OUR ON-GOING NEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 100 FAMILIES, AND THE HISPANIC CHURCHES, THE NURSING HOME , AND THE AA WEEKLY MEETING.WE PURCHASED 6,4803 BS. OF FOOD FROM COMMUNITY FOOD BANK, 9,562 LBS. FROM ASSOCIATED GROCERS, AND 28,000 LBS. FROM CHRISTIAN SERVICE MISSION. WAL-MART HAS DONATED 60577 LBS. OF FREE FOOD, INCLUDING PRODUCE AND MEATS THROUGH A COOPERATIVE PROGRAM WITH THE COMMUNITY FOOD BANK, WHILE CHRISTIAN SERVICE MISSION ALSO DONATED APPROXIMATELY 2,4000 LBS. OF A VARIETY OF FOODS.WE ESTIMATE THAT WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED APPROXIMATED 172,000 LBS. OF FOOD PRODUCTS OVER THE YEAR.AT THANKSGIVING WE PROVIDED 100 TURKEYS AND HOLIDAY BOXES THAT WERE PURCHASED FROM CHRISTIAN SERVICE MISSION FOR OUR CLIENTS, INCLUDING THE HISPANIC CHURCHES AND THE NURSING HOME.FOR CHRISTMAS, WE PROVIDED TURKEYS AND HOLIDAY BOXES AS WELL AND DISTRIBUTED THEM TO OUR CLIENTS, THE HISPANIC CHURCHES, AND THE NURSING HOME.DURING THE YEAR, WE WERE THE BENEFICIARY OF SEVERAL FOOD DRIVES. WE RECEIVED VERY GENEROUS AMOUNTS OF CANNED GOODS, CEREAL, PEANUT BUTTER, PASTA, AND OTHER ITEMS FROM METRO CHURCH OF GOD, AND SHADES MOUNTAIN BAPTIST CHURCH. ALSO, VESTAVIA HILLS HIGH SCHOOL DONATED APPROXIMATELY 10,000 LBS. OF CANNED GOODS.THE SPONSORING CHURCHES ARE METRO CHURCH OF GOD, SHADES MOUNTAIN BAPTIST, BRIARWOOD PRESBYTERIAN, AND COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN.OUR CHALLENGE AGAIN THIS YEAR WAS DISTRIBUTION. IN THE PAST, CLIENTS WOULD COME INTO OUR BUILDING AND HEAR A GOSPEL PRESENTATION AND THEN COULD PERSONALLY SELECT THEIR FOOD. DUE TO COVID-19, WE OPERATED UNDER COMMUNITY FOOD BANK GUIDELINES. ONE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS WOULD CHECK EACH FAMILY IN WHILE THEY LINED UP IN THEIR CARS OUTSIDE OUR FACILITY. OUR VOLUNTEER WORKERS WOULD FILL SOR 6 GROCERY BAGS WHICH INCLUDED MEATS AND PRODUCE AND THEN WOULD PLACE THESE BAGS IN EACH CLIENT'S CAR. EACH FAMILY ALSO RECEIVED DEVOTIONAL MATERIALS. WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORKERS WHO DONATE THEIR TIME FOR THIS MINISTRY AS WELL AS ALL WHO GAVE FINANCIALLY TO SUPPORT LOVE IN ACTION MINISTRIES.