Waste Not Want Not helps groups ranging from large shelters serving thousands of meals a week, food pantries handing out groceries to hundreds of families, church groups feeding dozens of homeless people in the woods, to mentors a handful of children in afterschool programs. There are several ways our recipients use the food they receive which include Food Distribution, Food Service, and Special Events.
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Many organizations help the less-fortunate by providing them with groceries rescued by Waste Not Want Not. Those listed in italics receive food weekly or bi-weekly.
Food Pantries, Food Banks, Service Agencies
Clay:
- Assembly of God
- Abundant Life Christian Fellowship
- Broken to Mended
- Calvary United Methodist Church
- Challenge Enterprises
- Council on Aging: Emergency Food Assistance Program (400 families/month)
- Clay County Food Bank
- Clay County Foster Association
- Clay County Homeless Outreach
- Clothes Closet
- Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations
- Council on Aging: Senior Centers of Green Cove, Keystone Heights and Orange Park
- Episcopal Children’s Services
- Evangel Temple South West
- The Father’s Heart Ministries
- Freedom Destiny
- Foundation of the Personal Empowerment Center
- Healthy Families
- Henderson Haven
- The Food Pantry of Green Cove Springs
- Lake Area Ministries
- Lake Hill Southern Baptist Church (110 families/month)
- Middletowne Apartments
- Middleburg United Methodist Church
- Orange Cove Seventh Day Adventist Church
- Orange Park United Methodist Church – Food Bank
- The Olde Farm
- Pinewood Presbyterian Church Mercy Ministry
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church Green Cove Springs: Spanish Mission
- Salvation Army
- Search and Rescue
- St. Giles Presbyterian Church
- St. Johns Apartments
- St. Luke’s Parish Outreach (125 families/month)
- The Way Free Medical Clinic
Duval:
- Argyle Church of Christ
- Catholic Charities
- Christs Church PCA (200 families/ month)
- Church of Peace
- Daily Growth Outreach
- Desert Warriors
- Dominion Impact
- Don’t Miss a Beat
- Downtown Ecumenical Services Council
- Edward Waters College Community Services
- Eglise Evangelique Haitienne de Jacksonville
- El-Beth-El
- Emanuel Missionary Baptist Church
- Families of Slain Children, Inc.
- Family Promise
- Feed My Lambs (50 families/month)
- First Baptist Church of Jacksonville
- Freedom Destiny Christian Fellowship
- Good Samaritan Church (125 families/month)
- Hope Outreach Ministries for Everyone (H.O.M.E.) (thru 01/2012)
- The House of Prayer
- Jacksonville Church of Christ
- Jewish Family and Community Services
- Joint Heirs Christian Center
- Kingdom of God
- Keys to the Kingdom Ministry
- La Hermosa Church of God
- Life Changing Ministries
- Living Rock Evangelical Church
- The Lord’s Pantry
- Messagiers Pour Christ
- Mount Carmel Gardens
- New Covenant Ministries
- Northside Christian Service Center
- Paxon Revival Church
- Palm Avenue Exceptional Student Center
- Peace Presbyterian
- Samaritan House
- Serenity Christian Fellowship
- St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
- St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
- St. Paul’s Catholic Church
- Sweetwater Church
- The Liberty Center
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Trinity Rescue Mission
- UCOM Emergency Service Center
- La Union de Mexicanos
- Victory House
- Vision Christian Ministries
- War on Poverty
Other:
- Baker County Ministers’ Association
- Dunns Creek Baptist Church (Putnam County)
- Flagler Estates Community Improvement Association (St. Johns County)
- Heart of Putnam Food Pantry
- Isom Memorial Church (Marion County)
- Interlachen Church of the Nazarene (Putnam County)
- Just for Jesus (Putnam County)
- Love, In the Name of Christ (Putnam County)
- Organization of United Resources (O.U.R. Center) (St. Johns County)
- Panorama Homeless Coalition (Bradford)
- Starke Seventh Day Adventist Church (Bradford)
- St. Monica’s Catholic Church (Putnam County)
- The Children’s Table (Alachua & Levy Counties)
FOOD SERVICE
Some groups use food received from Waste Not Want Not to prepare food which. is then served ready-to eat at permanent locations such as missions, places used occasionally to feed the hungry such as church soup kitchens, or on the streets and in the woods where it is distributed to homeless people. Those listed in italics receive food weekly or bi-weekly
Missions & Soup Kitchens
- Soup Kitchen of Clay County: Green Cove Springs, Middleburg, Orange Park, Keystone
- First Presbyterian Church of Green Cove Springs
- City Rescue Mission – Duval
- St. Francis Soup Kitchen – Duval
- Trinity Rescue Mission
- Bread of Life – Putnam
Mobile Meals
- Asbury United Methodist Church – Clay
- Fusion Ministries-Clay
- OP United Methodist Church – Soul Food Ministry – Clay
- St. Catherine’s Catholic Church – Clay
- Search and Rescue Ministry – Clay
- Seniors on a Mission – Duval
- Circle of Hope – Duval
Small Groups: Homes + Meetings + Day Centers +After School Programs
Clay:
- ACAP
- BASCA Men’s Home & BASCA Women’s Home
- Blue Devil Morning Meal Initiative
- Boy Scouts of America: Black Creek District
- Calvary Baptist Church
- Clay County Women for Education: Special Olympics
- Council on Aging: Senior Centers of Middleburg, Keystone Heights, and Orange Park
- House of Hope
- Middletowne Community Outreach Tutoring Program: Grace Anglican Church
- Quigley House
- Seamark Ranch
- Silent Flock
Duval:
- Angelwood
- The Arc Jacksonville
- Biltmore Elementary
- Hogar C.R.E.A.
- The Help Center
- James E. Parris Memorial Care Center
- Prisoners of Christ
- Sober Living America
- Teen Challenge
Other:
- Interlachen Church of the Nazarene -Putnam County
- Kairos Prison Ministries – Baker, Union, New River East, New River West, Putnam
- Cenacle: Saint Vincent de Paul Farm, Mary Immaculate House – St. Johns County
SPECIAL EVENTS
Most of the groups that receive food from Waste Not Want Not do so on a regular basis to fill an ongoing need in our community. But we also provide food to organizations for special events. Every year, several recipient groups address a particular community need by hosting an annual or bi-annual event.. Evangel Temple S.W. holds a back-to-school backpack handout, providing school supplies to students so they can get the best start possible to the school year. That afternoon, over 600 hotdogs were served in buns rescued by Waste Not. The Way Free Medical Clinic hosts a back-to-school immunization and school physical fair. Waste Not Want Not provids hotdog buns and thousands of cookies for these events. During the three days of the Special Olympics Fall Bowling Competition, the Clay County Women for Education serve sandwiches made on rescued bread and cookies from Waste Not Want Not. Members of the Mercy Network host a homeless Outreach several times a year at which free medical, dental, and counseling services are available free to all, as is food rescued by Waste Not Want Not.
Waste Not Want Not has been a proud contributor to the Empty Bowls luncheon for many years. This annual event, at which guest receive a modest meal of soup, bread and a cookie, raises money for the Salvation Army of Clay County’s rent and utilities assistance programs. Local celebrities serve the soup prepared by a restaurant and the bread and cookies provided by Waste Not Want Not. Guests also select a bowl from the many beautiful items handmade by local students.
From mid-October through the end of the year, Waste Not Want Not stocks the freezers of local churches, food pantries and even schools that will be delivering Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets to those in need. Waste Not provides these groups with a pie and a package of dinner rolls (and other items as requested if available) for each basket.
BACK-TO-SCHOOL EVENTS 2011
- Evangel Temple Backpack Handout (1200 meals served)
- The Way Free Medical Clinic Physicals and Immunization Event (1000 meals served)
- War on Poverty/Shands Back to School & Health Care Rally (distribution to 1000 families)
THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS 2011
Holiday Baskets 2011
Waste Not Want Not provided pies, rolls, breads, and gifts for >650 baskets filled and delivered by
- Life Changing Ministries
- Mercy Network of Clay County
- Middletowne Community Outreach: Grace Anglican Church
- O.U.R. Center
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church Outreach
- St. Giles’ Presbyterian Church
- St Luke’s Catholic Church Outreach
- St. Paul’s Catholic Church
- Vision Christian
Holiday Meals 2011
- Clay County Soup Kitchens
- Evangel Temple S.W.: Thanksgiving Dinner
- First Baptist Church (O.P.): Community Thanksgiving Dinner
- Middleburg United Methodist Church: Christmas Dinner
- Prisoners of Christ: Thanksgiving Dinner, Christmas Dinner
- St. Francis Soup Kitchen Christmas Dinner
Holiday Events 2011
- Holiday of Hope Christmas Outreach Food Distribution (200) – Duval
- Home for the Holidays (375) – Clay
- JP Hall Annual Christmas Party (2000) – Clay
- Middletowne Community Outreach: Grace Anglican Church: Holiday Party (200) -
