(North America) A small frontline agency that distributes packages of food from food banks directly to people in need.
I have seen this as well. When I would work in the food pantry at my previous church, I would have people trying to give some of the food back to me saying that I had given them too much.
Sign up to volunteer with Pittsburgh LGBTQ Charities - pet food pantry, whistle kit assembly, trans and queer media project, and more. bit.ly/PLCVolunteer
(North America) A small frontline agency that distributes packages of food from food banks directly to people in need.
“I have seen this as well. When I would work in the food pantry at my previous church, I would have people trying to give some of the food back to me saying that I had given them too much.”
“Sign up to volunteer with Pittsburgh LGBTQ Charities - pet food pantry, whistle kit assembly, trans and queer media project, and more. bit.ly/PLCVolunteer”
“I volunteer at a food pantry. I find helping others, lets me focus on other things. They do a monthly mailing. So you are just sitting at a desk. Just an idea.”
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(UK, North American) A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.
(US) A line of people waiting to receive food from a charity.
(Hong Kong) A break room.
(North America) A charitable institution that distributes diapers to those without monetary or convenient access to it.
I volunteer at a food pantry. I find helping others, lets me focus on other things. They do a monthly mailing. So you are just sitting at a desk. Just an idea.
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(chiefly, US, Canada) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat.