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Unique Collaboration Feeds Families Through USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program In round three of the United States Department of Agriculture Farmers to Families Food Box Program, CityServe, a faith-based nonprofit, and Produce Alliance, Inc., one of the...

By CityServe MONUMENTAL COLLABORATIONS In this unexpected year of hardship, it's remarkable to see organizations work together to serve households residing in the "Last Mile of Need": a metaphorical region of families who have fallen between the gaps with unmet food...

Since the United States Department of Agriculture Farmers to Families Food Box Program launched in May 2020, CityServe’s collaborative network of churches and faith-based organizations have distributed over 5 million food boxes across the United States. Food box...

In round two of the United States Department of Agriculture Farmers to Families Food Box Program, CityServe, a faith-based nonprofit, and Gold Star Foods Inc., one of the nation’s leading nutrition provider to K-12 schools and USDA approved contractor, collaborated in...

A YEAR OF HARDSHIPS No one can argue 2020 so far has been an unexpected year of hardship and suffering. The coronavirus pandemic; political and social unrest; massive fires and storms, have generated an immense amount of pain in our nation this year, and not to...

By Joel Kilpatrick This article was first published on AG News In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) started the Farmers to Families Food Box program to support farmers, food processors, and needy families. A number...

While each step of the supply chain is important, there is none more pressing than delivering through the “Last Mile of Need.” Local churches are innovatively taking the torch where others fall short and feeding the most food-insecure families. [video width="1920"...

1,000 Food Boxes Given to Local Families in Need July 21, 2020, BAKERSFIELD, Cali.—On Monday, July 20th, Advisor to the President, Ivanka Trump joined CityServe and its partners at the DC Dream Center in Washington D.C. to distribute food boxes from the United States...

CityServe co-founders, Dave Donaldson and Wendell Vinson and Reed Slattery, World Vision joined Ivanka Trump, USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue, and Pastor Paula White, White House Center for Faith & Opportunity Initiatives on Tuesday, June 16th, at the Pentecostal...

HUBs Gain Support to Extend Local Church Engagement On Thursday, May 21, 2020, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced CityServe and its partners as a regional “Community of Faith and Opportunity” for CityServe headquarters in Bakersfield, CA and...