What We Do
Food Services
Food Services at WAYS offers a variety of resources to our members, including the Food Pantry. Our pantry provides shelf-stable, refrigerated, and frozen foods, along with hygiene and household items. It supports both weekly member visits and daily meals for our in-house programs as well as for drop in appointments.
Services We Offer
Hot Meals During GED & LiftUp Sessions
We provide a hot lunch to our GED class Monday-Thursday and dinner to our Liftup Program every Thursday evening.
Community Garden & Tower Garden Produce
Our pantry provides shelf-stable, refrigerated, and frozen foods, along with hygiene and household items. It supports both weekly member visits and daily meals for our in-house programs.
Hygiene & Household Items
We provide hygiene items such as shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, toothpaste, and more! As well as basic household items like pots, pans, cutlery, and more!
Cooking Classes
We offer cooking classes at our transitional house to help members build confidence with basic cooking skills.
Fresh, Frozen & Shelf Stable Food
Our pantry provides shelf-stable food, fresh produce from our tour garden, frozen meats and meals, refrigerated food items, and fresh baked goods.
WAYS To Serve
1
Food Pantry
Volunteers can help with the food pantry by stocking shelves, donating food, hygiene, and household goods. They can also assist with the garden upkeep/harvest, teaching cooking classes, holding food drives and more!​
2
Meal Prep
During the week, volunteers can help with the prepping for and serving of the GED Program lunches and the LiftUp Dinners.
GED Program: Mon-Thurs, 11-11:30 AM
LiftUp Dinners: Thursday 5-7:00 PM
3
Donate Meals
There are several ways volunteers can donate meals. These services help supply the GED Program lunches, and LiftUp dinners.
WAYS To Give
Serving Strength: How Food Services Made a Difference in 2024
152
Members accessed the Food Pantry
1,150
Over
meals provided
And over
$18,000
provided in essentials!