For some people, summertime means beach vacations and a much needed break from the classroom. However, this is not the reality for many children in our community. In fact, summer can end up being the hungriest time of the year....
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RIFA’s 15th Anniversary Canstruction: An Evening with Chonda Pierce RIFA will host the 15th annual Canstruction event Thursday, September 26th at the Carl Perkins Civic Center with Chonda Pierce as the featured entertainer. Emmy-nominated and best-selling comedian Chonda Pierce has...
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The Problem: What happens to kids who depend on school meals during the summer months? Those children are at risk of losing 10 meals each week. The Solution: RIFA renovated a school bus into a mobile feeding unit to deliver summer...
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Team up with the post office to Stamp Out Hunger. This is the nation’s largest single-day food drive. Residents are encouraged to leave a bag containing non-perishable foods in their mailbox or next to prior to the time of regular mail...
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We love our volunteers! Without them, the RIFA mission would not be carried out. Volunteers truly are the hands and feet of Christ. In 2018, 17,940 hours were donated by volunteers! These dedicated servants were awarded for their efforts at RIFA’s...
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March is Social Work Awareness Month, so we would like to highlight our social work intern, Autumn Dupree as she tells us what is it like to be a social work student. 1. Why do you want to become a...
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March is Social Work Awareness Month, so we would like to highlight our social worker, Hannah Robinson. Hannah started in September of 2018 as our Community Outreach Coordinator. 1. Why did you want to become a social worker? As a...
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We would not have been able to distribute these meals without our incredible volunteers, donors, churches, businesses, food drive hosts, and so many more. Thank you all for supporting our mission as we fight hunger!
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The RIFA Administration offices, RIFA Thrift Store and RIFA donation door hours will change during the Christmas season and resume January 2nd for usual hours of operations on January 2, 2019 (see hours below). Thrift Store: • Open 9 am to...
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Help Portrait is so much more than a photo—it is a chance for families to come together, it is an opportunity for individuals to get a mini-makeover by professional hairstylists and make-up artists, it is a time for people to put...
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