Crossroads' Food Pantry (est. 1967) gives a "food basket" providing a three day emergency supply of food to families in need up to six times a year. Crossroads emergency program also distributes bus tokens and maintains an emergency fund which is used to assist with such things as gasoline, prescriptions, utility bills and rent.
Crossroads' Food Pantry is one of the busiest in Utah. During 2008, the food pantry served 17,879 households containing 38,544 members providing them a three-day, emergency supply of food. Also 2,104 orders of baby food /formula /diapers /etc, beyond what was distributed with those food orders. We also offered information and referral assistance to families containing 5,781 members.
Crossroads' Food Pantry is one of the largest distributors of food for the Utah Food Bank. However more than half of food we distribute is donated directly to Crossroads either through church food drives or by individuals who bring it in.
You can help!
In 2008, the Crossroads' Emergency Fund
directly benefiting people in need. The gas voucher, bus token, and prescription
voucher programs benefited 2,858 households containing 4,903 people, while 180
families including 392 members received other direct assistance through the
fund, primarily primarily to stop evictions and utility shut offs. The fund
stocks bus tokens in the pantry, and works through a voucher system set up with
a local pharmacy and a gas station to provide gasoline and prescription medications
for clients.
Housed in a historic building near downtown Salt Lake City, the pantry is formally, The Luisa E. Lema Emergency Food Pantry at Crossroads Urban Center.
All these programs have been expanded greatly over the past several years.
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