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Dear Friend,
We live in very challenging times, where each day seems to bring more news of pain, suffering, and even despair. It can be hard to find the glimmers of hope and light during times like these. So, at Friends in Deed, it is the small moments, the potentially overlooked moments, that bring us hope and light. This recent experience in the Food Pantry is precisely one of those moments.
When Oliver first visited our Food Pantry, he came for groceries, but found something much more meaningful. Originally from the UK, Oliver shared with one of our volunteers how struck he was by the energy of the place.
“You can feel how much everyone cares,” he said. “Everyone is so gracious and kind. And it’s such a beautiful mix of people—it doesn’t feel like anyone’s doing a job. It feels like they’re just happy to be here.”
His words captured what we strive for every day: a community built not just on service, but on genuine human connection.
The entire pantry community, staff, volunteers, and participants, come together to help create the atmosphere that Oliver found so moving. And for as long as Oliver and the nearly 700 households coming through our doors weekly need us, we will be here with the same warm and welcoming embrace.
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Just as Oliver felt the kindness and connection in our Food Pantry, our upcoming Cooking for a Cause event is a chance to come together and make that same impact possible for so many more families. On Monday, September 29, three incredible chef teams will face off in a live cooking competition to raise critical funds for the Food Pantry.
There’s still time to get involved: join our crowdfunding challenge and help us reach our $10,000 goal, tune into the livestream on Monday at 6:20 p.m., or even become a sponsor.
Every gift ensures that when neighbors like Oliver walk through our doors, they find more than food; they find community and care.
Blessings and have a lovely weekend,
Rabbi Joshua
| | We can only operate with your help! | | | | Hunger is closer than we think | Right here in our community, too many of our neighbors are struggling to put food on the table, and the numbers tell the story...Read more. | | | | The school year is underway, and our Back-to-School event is still ongoing | Earlier in the year, SixDegrees.org donated 1,000 backpacks to the Friends In Deed Food Pantry, each one with a supply kit...Read more. | | | | The need just keeps growing | In FY25, we served an average of 605 households every week at the Food Pantry, and this summer, we broke a record, serving over 750 households in one week. As more families turn to Friends In Deed, we need our community’s support to keep the pantry open and shelves stocked...Watch now. | | | | Last Thursday, we celebrated a milestone close to our hearts | The Women’s Room turned 18! What began as a simple vision of creating a safe, welcoming space for women experiencing homelessness and vulnerability has grown into a community that means so much to so many...Watch now. | |
Cooking for a Cause is just a few days away!
Join us on Monday, September 29th, for the culinary showdown of the year and shed a light on real food insecurity issues our community faces.
There's still time to purchase tickets or become a sponsor.
Learn more.
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Will you help us achieve our $10K goal?
Please join our Crowdfunding Challenge to raise critical funds for the Friends In Deed Food Pantry.
Donate today!
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Golfing for Good returns to the Brookside Golf Club
Join us on Monday, November 3, 2025, for a purpose-driven par-tee that changes lives.
Learn more.
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We're Hiring!
Friends In Deed is seeking a Director of Street Outreach & Housing to lead our dedicated team serving neighbors experiencing homelessness.
Apply today!
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We now have a print-on-demand shop where you can purchase Friends In Deed t-shirts, mugs, and tote bags.
A small portion of the proceeds will go back to Friends In Deed!
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At Friends In Deed, we honor the dignity and privacy of every person we serve. The stories we share are real, but sometimes, we change names or minor details or use stock photos to protect our clients’ identities. Thanks for your compassion, understanding, and support.
Friends In Deed is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. We embrace and celebrate the spectrum of our employees’, volunteers’, and clients’ ages, color, ability or disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, neurodiversity, and other characteristics that make our employees, volunteers, and clients unique.
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