Food Bank & Garden

Thanks for the Steady Flow of Generosity!  In October, Nichole King reported that Arlington community Garden donated 20 lbs. and 10 oz. of fresh produce (Sweet potatoes 6 lbs., Onions 2.4 lbs., Mustard Greens 5 lbs., Squash 7 lbs., and Peas 8 oz.)   Note sent by Mary Louise on September 15 that includes the pantry needs. Many thanks for the generous donations of Bibles, masks, and monies to help folks with rent and JEA. We are very busy and appreciate…

Kudos from ACS for Your September Effort Note from Mary Louise Weber, Arlington Community Services Executive Director, for our September effort: Your (UUCJ) folks have done another great job this month delivering 560 pounds of food to ACS. Thank you so much! Note sent by Mary Louise on September 15 that includes the pantry needs. Many thanks for the generous donations of Bibles, masks, and monies to help folks with rent and JEA. We are very busy and appreciate you!…

Thanks for Continuing to Support Our Neighbors in Arlington Our commitment to Arlington Community Services has been a long-term effort.  Because we do not have the resources or structure to provide direct aid, we assist non-profits who offer immediate assistance to Arlington and Jacksonville communities.  We donate food to Arlington Community Services and collect funds for non-profits via our Sunday Special Collections. ACS Praises and Needs from Mary Louise: Thank you for your abundant donations of food, t-shirts, and monetary…

Thanks for exceeding our 2021 goal by 1,584 pounds!   Keep this up, and we will exceed the goal by 3,500 pounds.  Thanks to the donors are dropping off their donations since we cannot collect them at Sunday services as we did in the past.  I also want to thank those who donated cash directly to ACS instead of shopping for groceries.   ACS Praises and Needs from Mary Louise: Thank you for your abundant donations of food, t-shirts, and monetary donations…

Thanks for Coming Through in Dog Days of August! You amazing folks donated 747 pounds of food, and the garden donated 103 pounds in August!  Thank you so much. Peace, Mary Louise Weber, Executive Director ACS Praises and Needs from Mary Louise: Thank you for your abundant donations of food, t-shirts, and monetary donations in August.  We fed 193 clients, 28 homeless, and helped 13 families financially. We are grateful for your support so we can serve our neighbors in…

Let’s Continue Our Excellent Support of Our Arlington Neighbors We hope to deliver about 50 pounds of groceries this week. Thanks to core donors who are dropping off their donations! ACS also accepts cash donations for their other efforts such as helping families with JEA bills or rent for those who cannot shop. Message from Mary Louise Weber, Executive Director of Arlington Community Services, Inc.: We are thankful for all of your gifts of food, monetary donations, clean white T-shirts and…

Keeping Helping Our Arlington Neighborhood While we surpassed our goal, we know we can donate over 7,000 lbs. of groceries. ACS is so very thankful for all of your monetary and food donations in June. So many more of our neighbors need rent and JEA assistance! We were blessed to feed 156 clients, 34 homeless, and helped 15 with rent/JEA. Current needs are pop-top pork & beans, pop-top pasta, canned tomatoes, canned meats, tuna in pouches,sardines, toothpaste, clean white T-shirts,…