We discovered Angel Food Ministries earlier this year when we were really struggling financially. We were working on a Family Budget and new that in order to make it we would have to figure out how to cut back on our grocery bill. We are a family of 5 with 3 teenagers who eat us out of house and home. So after talking to Consumer Counseling Credits Services we learned about an amazing network where you can feed a family of 4 for only $30 a week. This sounded amazing to us. By using Angel Food We have been able to cut down our grocery bill by $200 a month. We are actually thinking about buying a freezer so we can buy more since there is no limit. We figure the freezer will end up paying for itself within 2 months.
At first I was skeptical about Angel Food. I thought it was charity. I promise you it is not! Angel Food Ministries is a non denomiational organization that helps families like you save money on food. It has been a God Send to our family including my Mother who eats for only $30 a month. With Angel Food $30 will feed a senior for an entire month. Everyone qualifies. If you eat, you qualify.
The Angel Food Menu is abundant and the food is delicious and fresh.
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Food ministry expands to after-school packs
BY COURTENAY EDELHART, Californian staff writer
cedelhart@bakersfield.com | Tuesday, May 18 2010 05:25 PM
Angel Food Ministries, a nonprofit agency that provides deeply discounted groceries to families with tight budgets, has added a new service in response to one side effect of the economic downturn -- lunch and snacks for children home alone.
"Due to the economy, some parents are not going to be able to put their kids in summer day camps as they may have done in the past when school was out," said Marisa Banks, administrator of the food program at Compassion Christian Center, one of about a dozen Bakersfield area Angel Food Ministries host sites.
"Very few people can afford not to work these days, so a lot of children are going to be home alone while their parents are working," Banks said.
California, like most states, does not specify the precise age at which it is acceptable to leave a child home unsupervised, but authorities may intervene at any time if a child is believed to be in danger.
Headquartered in Monroe, Ga., Angel Food Ministries gets bulk rate discounts from food suppliers, enabling it to sell groceries to the public at roughly half the normal retail price. There are no income limits to participate in the program, which is administered by nearly 6,000 churches, nonprofits and other organizations in 44 states.
Needy families order groceries in advance off a menu that changes every month, and pick the box up from the nearest host site once a month.
Most consumers order the Signature Box, which includes enough food to feed a family of four for a week and costs $30.
But there are niche boxes, too, such as 10 fully cooked meals for $28, or all seafood for $35, or food free of nuts, gluten and other common allergens for $23.
Two months ago, Angel Food introduced two new boxes.
The Just 4 Me After School Box for $24 features corndogs, chicken tenders and other child-friendly foods that either are ready to eat or can be prepared in a microwave as opposed to an oven or stove.
The $16 Just 4 Me Fruit and Veggie Box is just what it sounds like, fruits and vegetables or processed foods made from them, such as applesauce, juice and sweet potato chips.
"People kept asking for this," said Angel Food spokesman Juda Engelmayer. "We're constantly soliciting feedback from our customers, and this one came up in record numbers.
"It just kind of shows where the economy is. The reality is, child care is expensive so a lot of kids are unsupervised after school. Families need something to tide them over until the parents can get home from work."
cedelhart@bakersfield.com | Tuesday, May 18 2010 05:25 PM
Angel Food Ministries, a nonprofit agency that provides deeply discounted groceries to families with tight budgets, has added a new service in response to one side effect of the economic downturn -- lunch and snacks for children home alone.
"Due to the economy, some parents are not going to be able to put their kids in summer day camps as they may have done in the past when school was out," said Marisa Banks, administrator of the food program at Compassion Christian Center, one of about a dozen Bakersfield area Angel Food Ministries host sites.
"Very few people can afford not to work these days, so a lot of children are going to be home alone while their parents are working," Banks said.
California, like most states, does not specify the precise age at which it is acceptable to leave a child home unsupervised, but authorities may intervene at any time if a child is believed to be in danger.
Headquartered in Monroe, Ga., Angel Food Ministries gets bulk rate discounts from food suppliers, enabling it to sell groceries to the public at roughly half the normal retail price. There are no income limits to participate in the program, which is administered by nearly 6,000 churches, nonprofits and other organizations in 44 states.
Needy families order groceries in advance off a menu that changes every month, and pick the box up from the nearest host site once a month.
Most consumers order the Signature Box, which includes enough food to feed a family of four for a week and costs $30.
But there are niche boxes, too, such as 10 fully cooked meals for $28, or all seafood for $35, or food free of nuts, gluten and other common allergens for $23.
Two months ago, Angel Food introduced two new boxes.
The Just 4 Me After School Box for $24 features corndogs, chicken tenders and other child-friendly foods that either are ready to eat or can be prepared in a microwave as opposed to an oven or stove.
The $16 Just 4 Me Fruit and Veggie Box is just what it sounds like, fruits and vegetables or processed foods made from them, such as applesauce, juice and sweet potato chips.
"People kept asking for this," said Angel Food spokesman Juda Engelmayer. "We're constantly soliciting feedback from our customers, and this one came up in record numbers.
"It just kind of shows where the economy is. The reality is, child care is expensive so a lot of kids are unsupervised after school. Families need something to tide them over until the parents can get home from work."
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Voices from Our Volunteers
We here at Angel Food Ministries wanted to share the experiences of our volunteers. Without these dedicated individuals, AFM would not be able to provide the nation’s families with affordable, high quality food.
Recently, AFM received an email from Pastor Mark Cowart from Church for All Nations in Colorado Springs, CO. He could only sing praises for the determined Host Site Director and volunteer team as they faced wintery challenges during their local distribution in March. In appreciation Pastor Joe wanted to share their triumphant story.
This is the letter Angel Food Ministries received from Pastor Daniel Spangler from Church of All Nations Southwest Campus.
“Winds this morning were between 45 and 50 plus mph, making the snow feel like tiny needles. With these conditions, the Angel Food volunteers knew this would be a challenging distribution, but attacked and unloaded the truck as fast as any other month. We actually had the truck driver back his truck up to provide us and the other host sites some wind protection. This helped while we loaded the perspective churches with their boxes. We gave half the outside team a break so they could warm up inside for 15 minutes. Then they would then switch off and another team would go warm up. Even with the treacherous conditions no one wanted to leave, talk about camaraderie (for food, WOW). After serving all the host sites, we loaded our foyer with the food for our distribution (thank goodness no more wind).
I thought that today would be the distribution that people would stay home considering the high winds and snow, but they all proved me wrong, every box was handed out. Some of them sat in the foyer thawing out, while we served them and then walked them back to their car. The volunteers were incredible Pastor, you should have seen them.
One of the AFM volunteers, Paul even came out and threw down some ice-melt on the sidewalks so people wouldn’t slide. No injuries, thank you God!
Our outreach team was also at Southwest today. We coordinated with Fort Carson to have families come to and pick up a box of food. The team did an amazing job. A total of 54 boxes were distributed to our Military families.
A special thank you goes to all the volunteers. We could not have accomplished distribution today without God’s help and our volunteers.”
Angel Food Ministries appreciates the hard work and dedication of its volunteers. It is an honor to be a teaching tool for the future generations on the value of community, family and the desire to be helping hand in society.
-Courtney Armistead
Recently, AFM received an email from Pastor Mark Cowart from Church for All Nations in Colorado Springs, CO. He could only sing praises for the determined Host Site Director and volunteer team as they faced wintery challenges during their local distribution in March. In appreciation Pastor Joe wanted to share their triumphant story.
This is the letter Angel Food Ministries received from Pastor Daniel Spangler from Church of All Nations Southwest Campus.
“Winds this morning were between 45 and 50 plus mph, making the snow feel like tiny needles. With these conditions, the Angel Food volunteers knew this would be a challenging distribution, but attacked and unloaded the truck as fast as any other month. We actually had the truck driver back his truck up to provide us and the other host sites some wind protection. This helped while we loaded the perspective churches with their boxes. We gave half the outside team a break so they could warm up inside for 15 minutes. Then they would then switch off and another team would go warm up. Even with the treacherous conditions no one wanted to leave, talk about camaraderie (for food, WOW). After serving all the host sites, we loaded our foyer with the food for our distribution (thank goodness no more wind).
I thought that today would be the distribution that people would stay home considering the high winds and snow, but they all proved me wrong, every box was handed out. Some of them sat in the foyer thawing out, while we served them and then walked them back to their car. The volunteers were incredible Pastor, you should have seen them.
One of the AFM volunteers, Paul even came out and threw down some ice-melt on the sidewalks so people wouldn’t slide. No injuries, thank you God!
Our outreach team was also at Southwest today. We coordinated with Fort Carson to have families come to and pick up a box of food. The team did an amazing job. A total of 54 boxes were distributed to our Military families.
A special thank you goes to all the volunteers. We could not have accomplished distribution today without God’s help and our volunteers.”
Angel Food Ministries appreciates the hard work and dedication of its volunteers. It is an honor to be a teaching tool for the future generations on the value of community, family and the desire to be helping hand in society.
-Courtney Armistead
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Angel Food Ministries Donates Food for Thought
By Courtney Armistead
Monroe, GA (March 30, 2010) –Angel Food Ministries (www.angelfoodministries.com), a non-profit, non-denominational food relief ministry dedicated to providing affordable high-quality food to those in need, will also be donating nutritional supplements to Walton County School systems.
For the past five years, Angel Food Ministries has been a proud supporter of its local school systems. AFM continues to promote the growth of education by donating 4,000 fruit bars to students at Carver Middle School. The students will be taking the CRCT Exam. This exam is a standardized Georgia Exam that measures the students’ aptitude at the Middle School level.
Angel Food Ministries encourages positive mental development and the growth of students’ futures. “Angel Food Ministries has been absolutely wonderful. This provides our students the nutrition for maximum achievements”, comments Donna Hawk, School/Community Special Project Coordinator for Carver Middle School.
Testing for the CRCT Exam will be held from March 30th-April 2nd, 2010 at Carver Middle School located at 1095 Good Hope Rd. Monroe, GA 30655.
Please contact Katrina Weber at 1-888-819-3745 for any questions concerning Angel Food Ministries, or Donna Hawk at 770-380-4449, Donna.Hawk@walton.k12.ga.us for any questions concerning Carver Middle School.
Anyone who wishes to learn more about how to utilize Angel Food’s services can call 1-888-819-3745 or visit www.angelfoodministries.com to find the nearest host site.
About Angel Food Ministries
Angel Food Ministries (www.angelfoodministries.com) is a non-profit, non-denominational organization dedicated to providing financial support in the form of food relief to communities throughout the United States. Established in 1994 to provide relief for struggling families in the Monroe, GA area; Angel Food Ministries now serves hundreds of thousands of families across 42 states, most recently welcoming Nevada to the roster. Since inception, Angel Food Ministries has fed more than 22 million Americans. In 2008, AFM provided $120 million in direct food assistance to American families.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Let's get ready for some football
It’s that time of year again, football season is officially here. But due to the economic challenges, some of you guys are thinking no parties or tailgating this season. After searching around I have found a promotion that is football party worthy at a bottom line price; The Surf and Turf from Angel Food Ministries.
Instead of buying the same giant subs as last year, how about moving on to bigger things, for a better price. Spoil yourself and the guys with a juicy T-bone and jumbo shrimp. For the month of January, Angel Food Ministries is promoting a 6lb Seafood Pack (includes 2lbs of Jumbo Breaded Shrimp, 1lb Crab Stuffed Flounder, 2lbs of Tilapia and over 1lb of Crab Cakes) and a 7lb Premium Meat box, (includes 4×12oz T-Bone Steaks, 4×8oz Boneless Pork Chops, 2×8oz Italian Flavored Chicken Breast and 2×8oz Honey Mustard Chicken Breast) all for a low price of $67.00.
To find more information or to order online visit their website at, www.angelfoodministries.com . For a limited time they are also giving an extra $2.00 off coupon code (SURFNTURF) for The Surf and Turf when you purchase both specials online.
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