Grateful Bread Food Pantry

Photo: Lynn Hardesty

The Grateful Bread food pantry, located in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, serves more than 2,000 people a month, reaching more than 70% of those in poverty in Rockcastle County. Grateful Bread distributes both government commodities to the elderly and donated and purchased food for low-income families that suffer from food insecurity. Participants may visit Grateful Bread once a month to receive supplemental food supplies.

Volunteers at Grateful Bread may receive, pick up and organize donated food, do intake on new participants, staff the pantry and help participants pick out food during operating hours and coordinate community volunteers for the monthly commodities program. Because many participants come in monthly, volunteers are able to build relationships with them and take their prayer requests. As with all CAP programs, Grateful Bread is about community.