Latter-day Saint Charities, the humanitarian arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, recently donated funds to Farm Share in time for them to purchase turkey, ham and sides for the organization’s annual Thanksgiving giveaway event. LDS Charities was one of many groups coming together to support Farm Share in this effort that was held Nov. 18.
The one-time payment was estimated to provide key ingredients to 2,500 households in order to provide a meal on the holiday.
Established in 1991 as a Food Bank, Farm Share is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that works daily to serve food-insecure Floridians by providing the food and support they need. Farm Share distributed more than 104 million pounds of food to more than 23 million households residing in all of Florida's 678 counties in 2022.
“LDS Charities and local church missionaries and members have enjoyed participating as volunteers at Farm Share food giveaways and separate food support through grants for many years,” said Stephen Heywood, stake president of the Florida Jacksonville East Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “This is an important relationship for our members and the community.”
To learn more, go to churchofjesuschrist.org/topics/humanitarian-service/lds-charities.
