JEDI Archives - Sierra Harvest

Over 15,000 people in Nevada County need help. Who are these people? They are families, senior citizens, veterans, the working poor and the disabled. Without Interfaith Food Ministry and other supportive agencies, they would not know where their next meal is coming from.

What can you do to help?

Donate funds, food, or time –
- Interfaith Food Ministry and Food Bank of Nevada County take donations of money, food, and volunteer time.
- check in with your local community groups, churches or schools,
- become a volunteer gleaner with Sierra Harvest,
- or check out Feeding America to see where else you can donate.
Learn about hunger — According to the USDA, more than 34 million people, including 9 million children, in the United States are food insecure. Every community in the country is home to families who face hunger. But rural communities like Nevada County are especially hard hit by hunger.

Phil Alonso at IFM Grass Valley 2019 — Phil Alonso of Interfaith Food Ministry sorting donated fruit from Sierra Harvest’s Gold Country Gleaning Program

Marty Mathiesen, Principal, Silver Springs High School

Anita Smith was a dear friend and centerpiece of the Silver Springs High School staff.

Anita was the lead person with food services at the high school, but to Silver kids and staff, she was a lot more. Anita knew every kid in school and she felt a personal responsibility that each and every student was cared for and had plenty to eat. Students and families under the poverty line are supported by a free and reduced price meal program which means the cost of student meals is covered by the state. Silver Springs High School is identified as an entire school that meets that criteria.

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September is Hunger Action Month

Honoring Anita Smith: A Centerpiece of Food and Care at Silver Springs School