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For The Cause Food Program

Imagine working 40+ hours per week and having to choose between paying the rent and putting food on your table for your children to eat.

Now imagine a food program in Berwick, PA that is currently serving up over 4,000 meals to local families every week. 

If that program needed just $2 from every person reading this to continue supporting local families and children, would you contribute?

We estimate in 2017 that just $1.00 will provide 10 meals to a LOCAL family in need. Literally every dollar makes a difference. 

 No individual or family should have to choose between eating or paying the heat bill. Hunger has been observed to cause depression, anxiety, and withdrawal – all of which are obstructions to a child trying to focus on education. We refuse to allow our neighbors to go hungry because they can't afford food.

 Thanks to Tim Hutton, we don’t have to. Over the last three years, Tim has dedicated his life to helping For The Cause launch three food initiatives in Berwick that currently provide 3,000-4,000 meals weekly.

 Feed Them First: a community-based food program that partners with local churches to provide 800 boxes of food to families in need each week. These boxes typically contain cereal, pasta, rice, soup, granola bars, chips, crackers, and drinks. Each box contains enough food for 4 - 6 supplemental meals. Volunteers pack these boxes every Monday and Tuesday night at First United Methodist Church in Berwick. Feed Them First has distributed over 12,000 boxes of food in our first 30 weeks of operation. 

 The Weekend Food Program: A student-driven program that provides students in need with supplemental meals to get them through the weekend. Recipients are identified by school counselors, and bags are packed by student volunteers every Thursday. Each bag contains 4 meals. For some of our student recipients, this is the only food they have access to outside of school. This program serves up to 250 students each week during the school year. For The Cause, with Tim’s leadership, also helped Nanticoke and Northwest School Districts get their own version of this program kick-started.  

 Kids Café: A student-focused program that provides snacks to after school programs, summer camps, athletic programs, and other extracurricular activities. Partnering programs report increases in student participation and improved attendance. This program has also provided snacks for every Berwick elementary school during the last three years of standardized testing. 

 Through a partnership with local food banks, grants, and private donations from local organizations, we have funded this program for three years without the need to do a campaign drive. However, the success of these programs has led to extensive growth. Food costs are now over $2,000 per month. Long term sustainability will rely on the community’s ability to support these efforts. 

 Our goal is to raise $15,000 to sustain this program for another 12 months. The first $10,000 raised will be matched for the purchase of food at the Central PA Foodbank.

For The Cause , Inc.  is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization operating out of Berwick, PA.  It is our mission to create opportunities that strengthen our community. Bringing people together to provide food for local families dealing with food shortages is one of those opportunities. Please consider Sharing this message and donating today.

To learn more about For The Cause, our mission, and the programs we offer, please visit www.forthecause.org.

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Marc Nespoli
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Berwick, PA
Thomas Cicini
Beneficiary

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