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VACA FISH IN THE NEWS The Reporter - Vacaville, CA Vaca FISH needs help filling shelves By Melissa Murphy Posted: 05/15/2009 Now, more than ever, residents are leaning on food banks to feed their families and merely get by. At Vaca FISH, President Frank Johnson is seeing more and more families that aren't already in the system look to them for help. "More people are in a bind," he said. "They've lost their jobs, their homes. Fortunately, we can help, but we're running low." Vaca FISH is looking to the rest of the Vacaville community for help. The organization needs canned items, such as corn, pork and beans, pasta, fruit and tomatoes. The group is completely out of packaged pastas like Rice-a-Roni and rice. Monetary donations are being primarily used for hot dogs, chicken, bread and butter. "It's a sad situation," Johnson said. "Several churches have regular food drives, but we're still depleting our resources." He explained that families are allowed to seek assistance from Vaca FISH once a month, where they are given enough food for three days. Johnson said that usually the food collected during drives held at schools in November, last at least until June, but that's definitely not the case this time. "Last year was up from the year before and it looks like we're going to continue that trend," he said. This year, Vaca FISH has already helped some 1,500 families. Thousands of pounds of food were collected last week during the national "Stamp Out Hunger" sponsored by the United State Postal Service. Residents were asked to place canned food in mail boxes for the mailcarries to pick up on their routes. Cities in Solano County saw at least a 25 percent increase from last year with 57,500 pounds of food collected. The Vacaville post offices alone collected 15,831 pounds of food. Every bit will help, say local food bank officials. "We ran out of food a couple of weeks ago," said Marilu Boucher, development director with the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano. "This food will insure that families will be fed through the summer." Boucher added that during the summer the need for food increases since families can't rely on the school systems to feed the children. "Having to make sure children have enough food for three meals a day can put a strain on the family," she said. For more information on how to donate, call the Vaca FISH Office at 447-5482 |
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