Last year, Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry gave out more than 1.5 million pounds of food, including fresh produce and bread, frozen meat and shelf-stable fruit, proteins and vegetables to nearly 56,000 people from Charlottesville, Albemarle County and other nearby counties.
January, however, is particularly difficult for people who don’t have enough to eat, according to data from Loaves & Fishes, a distribution partner of the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. Donations plummet after the holidays.
With that in mind, Madison House, the independent, nonprofit volunteer center for University of Virginia students, and the UVA Club of Charlottesville [partnered] with Loaves & Fishes in a food drive.