In July, Giving Kitchen received one Ask for Help form every 44 minutes for a total of 1,016 requests. This extraordinary number of inquiries is a 26% increase over June. Our work in July:
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Provided 147 awards and $394,321 across 16 states. This is the largest amount of financial assistance GK has ever provided within a month!
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Prevented the eviction and homelessness of 100 clients, 106 of their children, and 50 of their additional household members.
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Stability Network provided resources to 337 clients across 20 states. This is a 24% increase over the next highest month. On average, each client was referred to 12.9 resources in their area.
We're constantly inspired by the resilience and courage of food service workers to ask for help. We are equally inspired by the support of our community, which has allowed us to continue to support our mission to meet crisis with compassion and care. |