Mesa-Outreach

Basic needs:food pantryshelf-stable foods, frozen meats & refrigerated items for those with emergency needsfood assistance is provided twice a month to area residents. Each family in need receives a 23# bag of shelf stable food items, bread/pastries, frozen meats, drinks, and produce for their family. Mesa's food pantry distributions continued with the drive through system of food distribution. With this drive through system, mesa's food pantry and the dedicated group of volunteers were able to serve the ever-increasing number of clients as mesa continued to meet their food needs. During 2023:families (individuals) served: 7,330 (29,558)pounds of food distributed: 340,577pounds of food donated: 323,251pounds of food purchased: 20,853volunteer hours donated: 6,544produce truckperishables for those with emergency needs perishable food assistance is provided monthly to area residents. Each family in need receives a variety of perishable food items for their family. During 2023:families (individuals) served: 3,156 (12,325)pounds of food distributed: 171,637pounds of food donated: 171,637volunteer hours donated: 2,281total food pantry & produce truck distributions: 10,486 family visits, representing 41,883, individuals. Unduplicated families (individuals): 2,298 (9,012) stuff the busschool supplies for kids in needschool supplies are provided annually to area elementary school kids in need. Since the pandemic, mesa reached out to area elementary schools: bear creek (katy isd), schmalz (katy isd), wolfe (katy isd), horne (cyfair isd), lieder (cyfair isd) and harmony school of achievement to distribute school supply packets by grade to their students with the greatest needs. The 850 school supply packets, plus backpacks-52, hand sanitizers-454, kleenex-151, mda drawstring bags-300, and individually wrapped snacks-3550 were delivered to these six elementary schools on august 14, 2023, for the counselors to distribute to their neediest students.school supply packs distributed: 850school supply packs purchased: 850volunteer hours donated: 122share the tableholiday food boxes, heb grocery gift cards, children's books, coats and jackets were distributed for the winter holiday season on the 2nd saturday in november. These holiday food boxes are given out annually before the holidays to area residents in need. The holiday food items include boxed potatoes, vegetables, fruit, cake mix, etc. And a $10 grocery gift card. This year we were able to hold an in-person event where the holiday food boxes were distributed, and families selected children's books and coats at mesa's share the table event on november 11, 2023:families (individuals) served: 232 (1,159)holiday food boxes & gift cards distributed: 232pounds of food distributed: 9,280children's books distributed: 497children's coats and jackets distributed: 177volunteer hours donated: 261share your holidayin conjunction with the houston food bank and their share your holiday program Mesa-Outreach participated as one of their sites to distribute 248 holiday food boxes to needy families and individuals in our area on saturday, december 9, 2023.families (individuals) served: 248 (1,240)volunteer hours donated: 60 hoursscholarshipsfinancial assistance for pacesetters in need - $1,000 per year up to 4 yearsbeginning in 2016, a four-year scholarship program was initiated to provide financial assistance to a graduating high school senior who had demonstrated the qualifications and desire for higher education, shown a dedication to helping others and was in need of such assistance. During 2023:number of scholarships awarded: 2number of scholarships funded: 4volunteer hours donated: 20

Books to kids:encouraging kids to read with books they can call their ownmesa provides free books to children 4 - 10 years old, who are educationally at risk. Project goal: all children want and need a home library. Books are distributed at special events during the year.during 2023: books distributed at easter: 223 books distributed at share the table: 497 (previously listed with that event)books donated: 105volunteer hours donated: 65