The St. Anne Outreach program is cancelling its weekly food distribution because there is not enough food to distribute according to a statement issued on their Facebook page. The statement reads as follows:
It is with deep regret that St. Anne Outreach must cancel this Thursday’s scheduled food distribution—and maybe next week’s distributions as well. In recent weeks, our shelves have grown increasingly bare. Despite our consistent efforts to purchase canned goods and dry goods through our regional food bank, those items have not been available to us in the quantities needed to serve our neighbors. As a result, we simply do not have enough food to distribute this week.
This is a painful announcement for our team to make. Every day we meet mothers, fathers, seniors, soldiers, and veterans who are doing their best to make ends meet. Food pantries exist to stand in that gap when families are struggling, and it grieves us deeply when we cannot fulfill that mission.
We share this message not only to inform our clients, but also to bring attention to a growing concern among local food pantries. When staple items like canned goods and dry goods are unavailable through the systems designed to supply food ministries, it leaves front-line organizations unable to serve the very families these systems were created to support.
Our hope is that this moment will invite greater transparency, conversation, and collaboration among those who care deeply about addressing hunger in our community.
No neighbor should go hungry because the supply chain meant to support food pantries is strained or inaccessible.
We remain committed to serving our community with dignity and compassion, and we will continue working toward solutions so that our shelves may once again be full.
Thank you for your patience and prayers.
Meeting Christ in every encounter,
St Anne Outreach Team
