HUNGER RESOURCES in Your Community
"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat..."
When times are hard, asking for help shouldn’t come with shame. Everyone deserves access to nourishing, culturally appropriate food, and the care of community.
If you or someone you know needs support, there are tools that can help you find nearby food pantries, meal programs, and other local resources:
- Visit Feeding America’s “Find Your Local Food Bank” https://hubs.ly/Q03Qy7Rx0 and enter your ZIP code to locate a food bank in your community.
- Use the Food Finder map to explore nearby food pantries, including addresses and hours. https://hubs.ly/Q03Qy6fS0
- You can also visit https://hubs.ly/Q03Qy7Kg0 to search for food programs and other community resources.
Phone Assistance:
- Call or text 211 to connect with a local specialist who can help you find food assistance and other support services in your area.
- National Hunger Hotline – Call 1-866-3HUNGRY (1-866-348-6479) for help locating nearby meal sites, food banks, and social service programs.
Transportation issues:
- Many people experiencing hunger also face transportation barriers that make accessing grocery stores and food pantries difficult or impossible. DoorDash is rolling out an “Emergency Food Response” in reaction to the potential disruption of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. They will deliver 1 million meals for free through their “Project DASH” network of 300+ foodbanks and pantries nationwide.
Learn more here: https://hubs.ly/Q03Qy8WV0
Congregational Support:
- Local or regional foundations – especially those suited to long-term sustaining of feeding programs and social services. Find possibilities in your area at https://hubs.ly/Q03Qyd1d0
- Manual of Best Practices for Food Pantries from Indy Hunger Network - https://hubs.ly/Q03QybTg0
- Food Sovereignty for All Handbook - https://hubs.ly/Q03QxZdN0
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NEPC SOUVENIR BOOKLET
Summer is an appropriate time to request advertisements or patron listings from family, friends, and businesses for inclusion in the 50th anniversary booklet. Remittance sheets are available in the 50th anniversary box located in the breezeway.
The submission deadline is November 2, 2025, but early submissions of paperwork and payment are accepted. Individuals with business contacts may provide their information to a committee member for outreach purposes.
The aim is to compile a comprehensive and successful booklet. If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Allen, Denise Hodges or Ruby Webb or send an email to souvenirjournalteam@groups.outlook.com
Access the submission form
2025 Homecoming and Community Day
Thank you for joining us for our Homecoming and Community Day on Saturday, September 27 and 28, 2025!
With your help, we gave away bags of groceries, with bottled water to over 90 families.
Members of the community met with healthcare professionals: dentists, dermatologists, and nurses.
There were also educational demonstrations including Healthy Eating, CPR, and Line Dancing.
We look forward to serving even more of our neighbors next year!
God is Good!
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On Sunday July 20, 2025, Elders Gessesse, McCray, and Young-Becton, presented personal accounts of refocusing from worldly distractions by the power of God through the Word and other people. The presentations were derived from Luke 10:38-42.
THE GOSPEL READING Luke 10:38-42
Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, ‘Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.’ But the Lord answered her, ‘Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.’
A Visit with Rosalyn Cephas and Family
Rosalyn Cephas and Family
Doing well in her new location.
Blessings.
Tara Plantation
820 S. McNeill St.
Carthage, NC 28327
2025 Pentacost Sunday
NEPC Youth Ushers led the congregation in its celebration of Pentecost Sunday. Noisemakers and red balloons filled the sanctuary and many danced to Kool & the Gang's song, Celebration!
Renwick Gallery Trip
On Sunday, June 8th, the Christian Education Committee sponsored a trip to the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum to see the exhibit "We Gather at the Edge: Contemporary Quilts by Black Women Artists"
ABOUT THE EXHIBIT
In 2023, the Smithsonian American Art Museum acquired thirty-five quilts from the collection of Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi. Mazloomi, who holds a doctorate in aerospace engineering, is a prolific artist, curator, and scholar. In 1981, she founded the African American Quilt Guild of Los Angeles, and then, in 1985, she founded the Women of Color Quilters Network, fulfilling the desire of isolated makers to connect and continue Black textile traditio
Source: www.si.edu
The exhibit is located at 1661 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC. It runs through June 22nd. For more information about the exhibit, go to https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/we-gather-edge-contemporary-quilts-black-women-artists%3Aevent-exhib-6766
2025 Per Captia is $50.15
What is the Per Capita?
https://denpres.org/news-backend/2019/1/31/why-do-we-have-to-pay-per-capita