One of our core missions is to support local charity with every bar we sell. As such, we have identified this local charity in Idaho Falls, ID, USA, that does work with the local homeless population. We will be making donations to this organization periodically and encourage others to get involved in service opportunities and donations as well.

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The People in Need Coalition, or PINC for short, serves a Grab & Go Lunch meal Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11:30-1:00. (In October served 3172 Meals). Additionally, they put out a sharing table at the meal site on the days they serve meals.  Anything that has been donated that isn't going to be used that day is shared. Lots of fresh produce, day old bread, going out of code items donated from the Grocery Outlet, as well as hygiene items, bedding, homeless supplies as available. They're also trying to help direct people to the other helping agencies for their specific needs. They have also adopted 2 local elementary schools and supply them with backpacks for kids to have on the weekends. They are filled with easy to prepare food items. They are 100% volunteer (595 volunteer hours logged in Sept 2023 for example.) and 100% run by donations. If you are local we would love to have you come by the kitchen some Monday, Wednesday, or Friday. They are also experimenting with offering how-to classes.

 

During the month of October 2023, in addition to the meals served at the Grab & Go Lunch, they also shared out 200 banana size boxes of food, produce, and meat items, 10 large bags of clothing and household goods, and provided 15 emergency food boxes with enough food to feed families for several days. 87 weekend food bags were given to elementary school children to provide food for the weekend, enough food to make 522 meals. 22 blankets, quilts and sleeping bags were given out.

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One example:

"Today we were able to assist a homeless man by providing a hot meal, a sleeping bag, a blanket, and hygiene items. We were also able to direct him to a place that hires day laborers. Another man, new to the area, was in need of a hot meal, a food box and information on food pantries."

People in Need Coalition empowers low income and homeless individuals and families transition into stability by providing advocacy, career development, and physical needs. Non-profit status approved by the state of Idaho and the IRS EIN number 87-3584999.

You can follow them on Instagram @PINC_IdahoFalls