{"id":111146,"date":"2022-02-23T22:09:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T03:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=111146"},"modified":"2022-02-23T22:11:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T03:11:12","slug":"aspires-community-food-distribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=111146","title":{"rendered":"ASPIRE&#8217;s Community Food Distribution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">(LEHIGH VALLEY, PA) \u2013 On Saturday, February 26, from 2-7 pm, Aspire to Autonomy Inc., will host a food distribution for the under-served.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Primary Location: St Johns UCC 8065 William Penn Hwy, Easton, PA 18045<\/p>\n<p>Food insecurity continues as we continue to battle the impact of COVID-19 here in the Lehigh Valley. In the past, ASPIRE has partnered with other community entities such as Just Born, New Bethany Ministries, and the City of Easton for their Pandemic Response: Community Food Distributions giving 40 lb. boxes to more than 900 families in the two years. A partnership with Aman\u2019s Artisan Indian Cuisine and others, ASPIRE\u00a0 has provided more than 1000 individual hot meals to under-served families throughout the Lehigh Valley.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On Saturday, February 26 from 4 to 7 p.m (or until supplies are exhausted), ASPIRE to Autonomy will host another food distribution for the underserved and unsheltered members of our community. This month,\u00a0 ASPIRE has partnered with Aman\u2019s Artisan Indian Cuisine, St. John\u2019s United Church of Christ, and other organizations and businesses.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you would like to support by way of volunteering (with social distancing) please email ASPIRE at <a href=\"mailto:freedom@pathtoautonomy.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">freedom@pathtoautonomy.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Would you like to provide a meal for a family or more on Saturday, February 26?\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/10c0e4dacae2ea2fbce9-meal\">https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/<wbr \/>go\/10c0e4dacae2ea2fbce9-meal<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Would you like to support ASPIRE\u2019s ongoing efforts to combat food insecurity and provide free mental health support in our community?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">VIa PayPal &#8211; @aspiretoautonomy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Via Venmo &#8211; @aspire2autonomy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Please note: ASPIRE to Autonomy is a 501c3 organization and gifts are tax-deductible.\u00a0ASPIRE\u2019s Community Food Distribution efforts are part of its Community Intervention Services program.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Intervention team is staffed with trained community workers dedicated to supporting the under-served and unsheltered community members within the Lehigh Valley. The Intervention Services team is designed to help connect residents with food, community services, healthcare, and, of course, to look for human trafficking indicators and trafficking victims.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The grassroots nature of the CIS program keeps it easy to access for people who need help and also keeps expenses low. However, the program is dependent upon community support.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Help us continue to have a dynamic community impact.<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nDarnell G. Davis<br \/>\nCo-Founder\/Board Chair<br \/>\nAspire to Autonomy Inc.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pathtoautonomy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/pathtoautonomy.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(LEHIGH VALLEY, PA) \u2013 On Saturday, February 26, from 2-7 pm, Aspire to Autonomy Inc., will host a food distribution for the under-served. 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