With the help of some incredible volunteers today we cranked the numbers on how many people we helped in July, and exactly how we helped them.

The Mustard Seed food pantry is one of the most popular services at the Community Center, and this week we gave out almost 24,000 lbs of food to more then 1600 individuals.

We have also been extremely fortunate to have volunteers come to the Center almost every day. In July we had 145 volunteers pass through with a total work time of almost 900 hours.

Some other hot numbers: 347 books were given out to the community, 1857 items were given out from the Clothing bank, the computer lab was accessed 712 times (also a hot commodity here at the Center), 296 people interviewed for food stamps, and 18 people received a massage.

Listed above are just a few of the many free services the Center offers to the public. While nearing the 4th anniversary of the storm, the residents of St. Bernard Parish are still in great need of clothing, food, employment, and general help. Although we are happy that we have been able to help so many people, we are hopeful that soon people will be able to make it on their own.