Monday, November 14, 2011

It's beginning to feel like Thanksgiving!

Bags of Thanksgiving meals fill the IFC offices! IFC is giving out over 900 holiday meals this year. Still lots of money to raise to pay for holiday meals. It's not too late to donate...http://www.ifcweb.org/holidaymeals.html

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Today is the day! What are your dinner plans?

Today is RSVVP day when restaurants give back 10% of their proceeds to the IFC for Community Kitchen and Food Pantry programs. 20.1% of Orange County's population is in poverty and struggling with inadequate food supplies. As you vote today, please remember those who are struggling with food insecurity by eating out at one of the restaurants listed on IFC's website. By supporting local restaurants, you are supporting those in need.


http://www.ifcweb.org/rsvvp2011.html

Monday, November 7, 2011

Wealth Gap in United States Between Younger and Older Americans is at its Highest.

An article released today by the Associated Press notes that the largest recorded wealth gap between younger and older Americans currently exists. Figures show that a U.S. household headed by a person 65 or older is likely to have a net worth 47 times greater than a household headed by someone under 35. This means that the wealth gap is more than double what it was in 2005 and nearly 5 times what it was 25 years ago, after adjusting for inflation.  37 percent of households headed by a person 35 or younger, report having a net worth of zero or less. 

http://www.wral.com/business/story/10345518/

Don't forget that tomorrow is RSVVP!

 "RSVVP" stands for Restaurants Sharing Ten Percent. Participating restaurants will contribute 10% of their total proceeds on Tuesday, November 8 to benefit the IFC Food Pantry and Community Kitchen.

Remember that this includes breakfast, lunch, dinner and everything in between. So please eat "early and often" on Election Day to help reduce hunger in our community!
For more information, please visit http://ifcweb.org/rsvvp2011.html.

Welcome to March on Poverty

The Inter-Faith Council (IFC) believes that now is the time to stop poverty in its tracks. Many in our community are struggling to hang on; and many need the inspiration of our community leaders to do something about poverty's influence and prominence. We need everyone who cares about reducing poverty's hold over increasing numbers of Carrboro and Chapel Hill households and unsheltered persons. Our new March On Poverty blog summons you to our call and the original call of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the countless among us who have followed in his footsteps. You ask, "how long will this take?" Dr. King said "Not long, because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." Poverty is the primary cause of homelessness and hunger, two community challenges IFC volunteers and staff cross swords with daily. A lack of an adequate response by state, federal and local governments enable and procrastinate these conditions. We seek to create a just community, one that is committed to overcoming social problems by a greater commitment to the common good. We hope our blog will bring you more in touch with these issues. We hope you will come to know the facts about IFC future plans, new program models and new facilities commonly called Community House and FoodFirst. We hope you will join us.

Stay tuned! Stay in touch! March On!

Chris Moran, Executive Director

View the Community House Mission & Vision

View the FoodFirst Mission & Vision