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clark county — hope travels on food. this is the heart of clark county food bank (ccfb), even during a pandemic.
as the confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, covid-19, continue to rise, so too are the efforts of ccfb and its many community partners. during covid-19, ccfb has set forth a strategy to make sure hunger is not a factor for the some 500,000 residents of clark county.
in order to abide by gov. jay inslee’s “stay home” order and social distancing, ccfb is still allowing volunteers but with a strictly limited number in their facilities at any given time. they are also maintaining their over 20 public-facing food pantries and continuing partnerships with area churches and schools.
jones said the organization, much like others, has been taking the situation one day at a time, and continually reevaluated how they can best operate. with the restrictions, only 20 volunteers are currently working in the large warehouse facility at a time, which is usually closer to 50. there is also a volunteer crew that is disinfecting the facility to maintain cleanliness.
the food bank is centering much of its current efforts on delivering emergency food boxes to low-income senior housing facilities. these boxes only cost $5 on average to assemble, so donations can go a very long way, especially right now jones said.
with many businesses closing and employees temporarily or permanently losing their jobs, ccfb has made a new link on the website explaining how people who may not have needed the resource prior can obtain food from the 20-plus pickup locations.
if folks feel unsafe going to the locations or are unable to, they can also reach out directly to ccfb via email at |||email_address||| through this communication, ccfb will facilitate delivery of the food to the residence.
with some typical food pantry locations closing due to a myriad of reasons, including elderly management needing to stay safe, ccfb is organizing several pop-up food pantry locations that can be targeted to meet a specifically affected community.
the page with these sites is being updated multiple times everyday with new locations and changes to each pantry’s schedule. during the times listed, residents in need can just show up to any of the locations to obtain food. jones said if folks can call and touch base with a pantry before going, this is best.
within usual donations, ccfb has set up a covid-19 relief fund, of which all funds will go to helping those affected by the pandemic. for every $1,000 donated it allows the organization to assemble and deliver 200 emergency food boxes into clark county.
people can also still donate food to ccfb. presently, the most needed items are peanut butter, canned meat and canned soup. usually, the food bank accepts all manner of food donations, even perishable, but right now they are asking for predominantly shelf-stable items. a donation bin has been placed outside their main building for social distancing purposes.
jones went on to say how several companies with large trucks volunteered to deliver food to people. there are so many ways to get involved right now in addition to just packing food boxes, she said.
the main clark county food bank location, which has the food drop-off bin, is located at 6502 ne 47th ave. in vancouver. specific volunteer needs will be communicated through the ccfb facebook page, and volunteers can email |||email_address||| with questions.
if you would like to partner financially with ccfb during covid-19 you can visit this link on their website. if you are in need of food, the list of locations and contact info is available on this ccfb website page.
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