March is National Social Work Month, and we are happy to highlight RIFA’s licensed social worker on staff, Marie Geiser, who serves as the Community Outreach Coordinator. Marie shared some of what her work at RIFA looks like and what...
Read MoreMeet Ellen Bennett, RIFA’s Online Sales Manager. You may know her as the creative genius behind the RIFA Auction Group, where, twice a month, she lists around 75 interesting, unique, and valuable items donated to the RIFA warehouse for the...
Read MoreToday, we are featuring the RIFA Soup Kitchen, one of the organization’s eight hunger-fighting ministries. Joe Rogers, the Soup Kitchen Manager, took some time to tell us about the ministry. The Soup Kitchen became one of RIFA’s ministries in 1996,...
Read MoreMeet Derick Tisdale, RIFA’s Board President and the City of Jackson’s Deputy Chief of Police. We were able to speak with Tisdale about his commitment to serving our community and his involvement with RIFA over the years. A Bolivar native,...
Read MoreAs we share these numbers about RIFA’s impact in 2022, we want to shout a great big THANK YOU! With your help, we distributed more than 500,000 meals last year! Your support is what allows us to feed our hungry...
Read MoreRIFA was presented a check from the 18th Annual Gold’s Gym/Fleet Feet Turkey Day 5K Friday morning. The event was held on Thanksgiving Day, 2022, featured nearly 600 registrants and 527 race finishers, and raised $13,860 to fight hunger in...
Read MoreMeet Tracie Barnard, RIFA’s new Volunteer Coordinator. After faithfully volunteering at RIFA for over a decade, Tracie joined the staff this past October. She sat down earlier this month to share her story with us. The Barnard family moved to...
Read MoreMiss Bobbie is a recipient of RIFA’s Senior Staples boxes, and we’re so happy to share a part of her story. The Senior Staples program partners with senior centers in Jackson and surrounding areas to identify food-insecure senior citizens and...
Read MoreHelp RIFA Tackle Hunger during the 2023 Souper Bowl of Caring! Since 1990, the Souper Bowl of Caring has been inspiring people across the nation to Tackle Hunger in their local communities. RIFA is, once again, joining the initiative and...
Read MoreCelebrate the Christmas season with LOLO’s Christmas Shows and Gospel Brunches benefitting RIFA’s Snack Backpack program. A second show has been added to this year’s lineup. Both events feature live music by LOLO, live and silent auctions, with brunch and...
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