Why We Do What We Do:
Providing the Fuel to Feed the Fight.
From Impacting Many… to Impacting One
The Eclipse and Feeding the Hungry
I saw scientist and futurist, Michio Kaku, this week explain the “cosmic coincidence” of the eclipse. Kaku said, “This should be on everyone’s bucket list…I am a physicist. This is…
Stir Up Love Devotion
Be a Blessing
What does it mean to be a blessing?To me it means three things: 1 – to go- being a disciple to others 2 – willing to do whatever it takes…
Biking Life Together!
I saw a sight yesterday that gave me pause. I only wish I had thought to take a photo. I approached a major intersection with six lanes of north/south traffic…
Feeding the Most Vulnerable with Humanity
During this anxious time, I want to relay how we are addressing the challenges of the coronavirus, speak to the issues we are seeing, and identify how you can help….
Sincere Faith after Hurricane Ida
On this first Sunday after the passage of Hurricane Ida through our community, I would like to share this poignant anecdote. Yesterday I visited Feeding Hands Pantry in the wake…
The Wonderful Blessing of Transformative Giving
It was 12:30 on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. We had just finished putting away the thousands of pounds of food which had arrived that morning and the morning before, packing…
Empathizing Hearts
What moved your heart to volunteer at Feeding Hands? At the wine tasting fundraiser, we asked our volunteers to share the story of what touched them. Here are just a…
Thanksgiving Tradition Feeding Hands Style
“By the goodness of God, we are so far from want”. These words were penned by William Bradford after the first Thanksgiving harvest celebration in the Colonies in 1621. All…
Thanksgiving is coming!
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and the team at Feeding Hands is ready to serve our guests. On Saturday, November 19, we’re expecting more than 200 of them to…
A Night at Feeding Hands: A Volunteer Perspective
Prayer tonight was AMAZING! The Holy Spirit worked so powerfully. People who walked in down cast, defeated, or with little expectation left with joy, a smile, and a new hope….
Kindness Matters
A New Volunteer’s Perspective by Donna Shay Often, throughout my life, I have heard comments such as “Why don’t these people get a job and earn enough to support themselves…
Growth and Impact – A Vision for the Future
The vision of Feeding Hands is to develop a groundswell of individuals, churches, and businesses engaged in addressing poverty and helping those who are caught in its clutches. In just…
How Do You Use Your Positional Power?
As a former CPA, the Bible story of the tax collector, Zacchaeus, always bothered me. In my mind, when Zacchaeus decided to mend his ways, he could not possibly have…
Community Comes Together
Recently, Feeding Hands Pantry has seen more and more groups asking to volunteer. All of our volunteers are from over a dozen churches including but not limited to Emmanuel Reformed…
Pay It Forward
Right around Valentine’s Day, we, in an unusual happening, had no produce donations come in. This left our produce room barren, but God Knows what we need. An angel donated…
Taken for Granted
There are many duties we do in our homes we do not think twice about: Doing our laundry, cleaning up the kitchen table or our living space, doing dishes, brushing…
Getting Ready for Thanksgiving
Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary! We have just completed our first year of serving those in need in the Somerville area. We ended with a bang. Three consecutive weeks serving between 46 and…
True and Genuine Religion
We are so blessed to be able to watch God work! And all because we volunteer our time to help the vulnerable. He has blessed us again and again as…
Hams from the Blue!
Your time commitment makes it possible to feed the many families who come to us. But the love you show them is life altering. And the Lord is blessing us…
Being There in the Joy, Relief, Sharing and Grief
We served 221 families providing food to almost 600 individuals in September-up another 10% over August. But the numbers do not tell the story. We have been so blessed to…
The Church Provides Thanksgiving Baskets
Last Saturday, hands came together…a couple of hundred hands…Feeding Hands from 15 different churches…Feeding Hands with a heart to follow Christ…a heart to be His hands…a heart to love their…
Witnesses to the First Miracle
Share Your Own Story of Renewal
Do you have your own testimony of hope renewed through the work of Feeding Hands? Share it with us for the encouragement of our volunteers and staff.