Jamestown  (CSi)  The Daily Bread-Jamestown (DB-J) program has added another freezer, which is open to the public, at First United Methodist Church located at 115 3rd  St SE.  The freezer is accessible daily during regular office hours, 9:00-5:00, Monday – Thursday.

Other freezers open to the public are located at St John’s Lutheran Church, James River Senior Center, and at each of the public schools (during the school year).

Fresh vegetables and some fruit is available in refrigerators located at the James River Senior Citizens Center and at St. John’s Lutheran Church.   Triumph clients help to distribute this food.   The produce is provided by a local warehouse on a weekly basis.

The program continues to seekfood donations from approved kitchens at convenience stores, hotels, food businesses and caterers.  Donors of the food are protected by the national Good Samaritan Law entitled The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act signed by former President William J. Clinton on October 1, 1996, which declares that no one person or agency can be held liable because this is a good will effort to provide a service for the good of others.   The 110th  Congress reinforced the law with PL 110-247—Federal Food Donation Act which was approved on June 20, 2008.

Daily Bread – Jamestown provides the freezer bags.  We will even provide freezers for kitchens if they do not have enough space to store the food until the food is picked up.

The Daily Bread- Jamestown food is free, and there are no registration requirements.

Daily Bread – Jamestown also coordinates the every other month distribution of senior/low income government food commodities in our area.  That food is delivered to us from the Great Plains Food Bank.  This is another way we are trying to combat the hunger issue in our community.  Applications are available through local churches and at the James River Senior Center.