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Why Do a Food Drive?

WARM is an exemplary faith-based organization serving the Westerville community. We work with families who are on the economic and spiritual journey of self-sufficiency. Our mission is to provide compassionate, short-term assistance, educational services and spiritual support in order to encourage individuals to achieve a God-reliant, self-sufficient life while restoring dignity and hope. WARM helps families living within the 52 square mile area that makes up the Westerville school district.

Awareness is a big step in mobilizing people to do something. Many may be wondering,

“Why are we doing a food drive?”

Even more are unfamiliar with the need that exists right here in our own back yard. We tend to compare others with our own circumstances, and often ask the question

“Are there really poor people that live in my community?”

To help address this , here are a few stats to help answer the ‘why’ & ‘need’ questions:

Over 21% of families in our local school district live at or below the economic level making them eligible for government sponsored food assistance programs.
1 in 5 kids are hungry or at risk of hunger.
Thousands of people suffer from food insecurity and lack of nutritional food.
100% of all food collected through this Food Drive stays in our community and will be distributed to families in need.