ANGEL FOOD PROGRAM 

"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat," Matthew 25:35

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(You may also order Angel Food online by clicking here.   Once on the site, please select Cathedral CDC as the host site.)

Blessings By the Box

The Cathedral Social Services staff not only provides financial and social services support for the communities for which we serve, we also provide grocery relief. In January, 2007 the Social Services staff partnered with the Angel Food Ministries to distribute quality food at wholesale prices to the members of our church and the surrounding communities.

The non-profit Angel Food Ministry is an outreach program that began in 1994 with 34 families in Monroe, Georgia and has grown to serve thousands of families every month across 17 states. Angel Food Ministries crosses denominational lines and has feed thousands in need.

Angel Food's groceries are sold in a quantity that can fit into a medium-sized box at $30 per unit. Each month's menu is different than the previous month and consists of both fresh and frozen items with an average retail value of approximately $50. Comparison shopping has been done across the country in various communities using a wide range of retail grocery stores and has resulted in the same food items costing from between $42 and $78.

Generally, one unit of food assists in feeding a family of four for about one week or a single senior citizen for almost a month. The food is all the same high quality one would purchase at a grocery store. There are no second-hand items, no damaged or out-dated goods, no dented cans without labels, no day-old breads and no produce that is almost too ripe. Also offered are specialty boxes such as steaks, chicken and pork.

How the Program Works

Food sales and distribution are handled by the Cathedral Social Services staff through the three church locations, community centers and community partners. Orders and payments are collected by the staff upfront during the first two weeks of each month. These orders are then sent to the Angel Food main office in Monroe, Georgia, on a predetermined date.

On the last Saturday in the each month, we pick up the food orders from an Angel Food distribution location in North Brunswick, NJ where food is delivered by a pre-arranged freezer truck early on Saturday morning for pickup. All the orders are filled and distributed on that distribution day. No foods are kept overnight or stored. This boxing and distribution process requires several volunteers, which we receive from the community, the Cathedral church men and youth ministries, youth from a local Job Corp facility and volunteers from the local Americorp Volunteers program. 

It's Both a Bargain and a Blessing!

If you would like more information regarding the Angel Food Program, please contact Lucy Morales at 732-826-0447 or Damaris Wicks at 732-826-8206.

You may also order Angel Food online by clicking here.   Once on the site, please select Cathedral CDC as the host site.