By Anne Arnold
Last month, American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) and Disaster Cycle Services (DCS) Logistics volunteers organized, packed, and delivered 93 cases of food to the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Philadelphia Veterans Association (VA) Medical Center to support their food pantry for veterans in need.
Red Cross volunteers delivered nearly $1,600 worth of canned meats, vegetables, rice, pasta, soups, applesauce, shelf-stable milk, protein bars, oatmeal and cereal to the VA. These items will be used to package bags of groceries that will be given to food insecure Veterans at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center.
The food was purchased with funds available from the Department of Defense (DoD) Service to the Armed Forces Hospital Programs grant. Thanks to partners like the Red Cross, Veterans who are in need have access to another food resource and do not have to go hungry.
Being food insecure means not having consistent access to sufficient food for an active and healthy lifestyle. Every community is impacted by food insecurity, including veterans and their families.
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