Food Assistance
Tailoring our support to family size, Lake Christian Ministries ensures that each family member receives enough monthly food supplies for 10 nutritious meals. Our comprehensive food-assistance program includes essential items such as meat, butter, eggs, bread, vegetables, cereal, and fresh produce.
MAIN LOCATION: Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 9 am-noon and the last Tuesday of each month: 5-6:30 pm.
MOBILE PANTRY: Second Thursday of each month at Christ Community Church in Penhook: 8:30-10:30 am.
As a dedicated Feeding Southwest Virginia Partner Agency, Lake Christian Ministries obtains food from a variety of sources, including the USDA program, with an emphasis on providing quality and nutritious food.
Our collaborative efforts extend further as individual households, local churches, businesses, and civic organizations actively contribute to LCM's A Simple Gesture program once per quarter. This initiative gathers “wish list” items that include food, cleaning supplies, and toiletries. We also work closely with local grocery stores. Each day, LCM’s volunteer drivers travel to grocery partners to pick up surplus food supplies, minimizing waste and maximizing resources.
Each year, 8,000-10,000 pounds of fresh produce is donated to LCM’s food pantry from the SML Giving Garden, the local chapter of the Gleaners, local farmers and produce markets. These donations enable LCM to offer fresh, seasonal produce to improve the nutritional value of the food offerings.
To address growing needs, approximately 70 percent of the food required for LCM’s food-assistance program is locally purchased through cash donations to LCM, ensuring a well-rounded and sustained approach to supporting our community.
Lake Christian Ministries’ food pantry is located in Building 1 of our campus. LCM extends its reach with a mobile food pantry, made possible with a transport truck that was donated by a generous business partner. Stationed at Christ Community Church in Penhook every second Thursday, this specially equipped truck ensures access to essential resources in remote areas of our service region.
Holiday Food Baskets
Lake Christian Ministries extends its support to client families during the holidays by distributing Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas meal supplies on the Saturday before each of these holidays, spreading the spirit of joy and togetherness.
Donations of Food Items
Non-perishable food (within the serve-by date) may also be donated to support our food-assistance program. These items may be dropped off at our food warehouse located in Building 1 of the LCM campus: 13157 South Old Moneta Road, Moneta VA 24121.
Donation drop-off hours are: 9 a.m. to noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; and from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on the last Tuesday of each month.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
Feeding Southwest Virginia Partner Agencies
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form.
To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410
Fax: (202) 690-7442; or Email: program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
“The war against hunger is truly mankind’s war of liberation.”