Reminder: expanded food pantry hours begin tonight. We’ll be open from 5-7 p.m. every 2nd & 4th Wednesday. Freestyle Clothing Closet will also be available during these hours. Please share with your friends and neighbors! Food pantry will continue to be available 9-4 Monday-Friday, with additional bread/bakery items offered on Tuesdays from 9-11 a.m. Families can access the pantry once per week.

Thanks to your generous donations, 151 students have received free school supplies and backpacks this week! Lisbon and Mount Vernon are amazing!

Today we are grateful for our hard-working garden volunteers. Can you believe they’ve grown and harvested 258 pounds of produce already this summer? We love having fresh vegetables to share with our clients!

Need a place to get out of the heat? We’re open 9-4 and welcome everyone. We have air-conditioning, free wi-fi, coffee, & ice water. Please take care in this heat and check in on your neighbors!

Did you spot our SELCC shirts in the Heritage Days Parade? You can get your own at One Mission in uptown Mount Vernon or online. Be sure to tell them you are supporting SELCC and 40% of your purchase will benefit our programs. Available only through August 31 so get yours today!

Our hallway and cooler are full! We are so thankful for the HACAP Food Reservoir. Where else can you get over 1000 pounds of food for less than $100? Thanks to everyone who donates financially to our food pantry. We stretch your dollars farther than you can imagine!

Ready for back-to-school shopping? We’re collecting donations for our school supply distribution on July 31st. Top needs are backpacks, notebooks, composition notebooks, folders, and loose leaf paper. Financial donations also welcome. Thank you!

Our Food Pantry is in need of toilet paper, kleenex and paper towels. Thanks in advance for your help!

Join us for three action-packed afternoons full of  STEAM activities presented by ISU Extension 4H. July 12th, 19th & 26th from 1-2:30. Open to ages K-6. All activities are FREE but pre-registration is required. Call 455-2844 to register.  Beat the heat with some hands-on, screen-free fun!

Summer heat is here and we have clients without air conditioning or fans. We’re accepting donations of new or gently-used fans of all sizes. Or donate on our website and add a note for the funds to be used for purchasing fans. Thanks for providing relief to our neighbors and friends!