Shelburne, November 23, 2005: Armistead Caregiver Services has announced that it has put on a food drive to benefit the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf. Armistead caregivers were brainstorming during a recent staff meeting on how to make a difference in their community during the holiday season and decided on the food drive.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that one in 10 Vermont families is now considered food-insecure, meaning they lack adequate resources to feed every family member. Since 1999 the rate of Vermont children in the family going with inadequate food has doubled, the largest percentage increase of any state in the country.
Armistead caregivers will help stock the shelves of the Emergency Food Shelf by bringing donations of non-perishable food items from their clients to the Armistead office which will then be dropped off at the Food Shelf. The food drive will last through the New Year.
Locally owned and based in Shelburne, Armistead supports the dignity and quality of life of the elderly and disabled persons by providing non-medical care services through a committed staff of compassionate caregivers. It offers personal care as well as meal preparation, errands, transportation, light housekeeping, medication reminders, and more - all the necessities of life that help seniors and people with disabilities remain in their own home. Armisteads web site is www.armisteadinc.com.
The Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf, the largest in the state, is dedicated to providing food relief services to low-income individuals lacking adequate food supply or nourishment throughout Chittenden County. Last year, Food Shelf programs distributed over 2 million pounds of food to hungry neighbors with over 1 million pounds of the food donated. The Food Shelf web site is http://www.cvoeo.org/ChittendenEmergencyFoodShelf.htm
ARMISTEAD CAREGIVER SERVICES STARTS HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE
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