In response to increasing demand for food assistance, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has provided additional emergency funding to 60 food pantries across the Southeastern United States with the potential for assistance to additional locations.
This support will help relieve shortages and provide meals for more than 400,000 individuals and families facing food insecurity.
Receiving organizations such as the Tallahassee Urban League are on the front lines of helping those in need.
Many have experienced recent stock shortages and heightened demand as families struggle with reduced benefits and rising food costs.
Curtis Taylor, President and CEO of the Tallahassee Urban League, one 60 organizations and food pantries receiving a donation from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Curtis Taylor, President and CEO of the Tallahassee Urban League, said, “During these desperate timeswhen there is a major concern with food insecurity due to the government shutdown, this donation which provides food for our citizens is very timely and very much needed.”
This initiative builds on the Church’s ongoing humanitarian efforts to care for the poor and hungry. In 2024 alone, more than 32 million pounds of food were donated through community and interfaith organizations across the United States.
“As followers of Jesus Christ, we are invited to care for those in need,” said Elder Craig C. Christensen, United States Southeast Area President of the Church. “When we lift the weary, feed the hungry, and comfort those who suffer, we reflect the pure light of the Savior. In doing so, we become instruments in His hands to heal hearts and help others feel the joy and peace that come from a merciful Redeemer who remembers each one of us.”
The Tallahassee Urban League, founded in 1969, is an affiliate of the National Urban League. They are acommunity-based nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering communities and changing lives in the areas of counseling, education, health, housing, jobs, crime prevention, youth programs, jobs, victim advocate, historical preservation, and civil rights.
The Mission of the Tallahassee Urban League is to enable African Americans and others to secure justice, economic self-reliance, parity, power, evolving opportunities, and civil rights. The Tallahassee Urban League is currently accepting donations to pay for breakfast, lunch, and snacks for the children at the Head Start program.
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