Shop N’ Drop’s mission is to meaningfully engage community members to support local families challenged by food insecurity.
Shop N’ Drop develops ongoing relationships with all supported families in order to best understand their present and future needs, as well as provide messages of hope and encouragement.
Shop N’ Drop provides groceries and personal items on a biweekly basis to approximately 425 people in 100+ families who are food insecure. The project started shortly after the pandemic in May 2020 and continues yet today.
Shop N’ Drop originally identified food-insecure families through an informal network of educators and community members who contacted 25 families of possible need. All 25 families confirmed their need for ongoing support. After the first week, the number of identified families quickly grew to 50, and then 70, and now we have served almost 400 families. Shop N’ Drop maintains meaningful relationships with each family through weekly conversations.
To help foster our relationships with our families, Shop N’ Drop embraces a theme each week supporting various holidays such as Mother’s Day and Halloween, but also other creative themes such as “Spring into Summer”, “Family Game Night”, “Back to School”, and “Random Acts of Kindness”.
As of January 20, Shop N’ Drop’s Impact is:
24,370 Hours of Service,
9,075 Pick-ups/Deliveries,
30,063 Bags of Groceries,
Serving 1,952 People in 529 Families!
On behalf of our Shop N’ Drop families, SaLT is extremely grateful to the local volunteers, businesses, and donors who continue to extend their tremendous support!
