In the Community
Coralville Community Food Pantry
Coralville United Methodist Church is a founding member of CCFP, supporting this ministry with our hearts, our hands, and our resources. CCFP provides emergency food assistance to Coralville residents, while promoting community involvement, healthy eating and sustainability.
CCFP is located at 804 13th Avenue in Coralville, on the same property as Coralville United Methodist Church, just down the street from the Coralville Rec Center and Northwest Junior High.
There are numerous ways to become involved at the food pantry, including:
assisting with food distribution
stocking shelves
repackaging bulk food items
cleaning up
helping with administrative tasks
assistance in marketing, fundraising and graphic design
gardening
picking up food
donating
CCFP also offers many fun activities in the Coralville community for people of all ages! To learn more or to volunteer, visit coralvillefoodpantry.org, or if you have further questions you can contact John Boller at john@coralvillefoodpantry.org.
Operation BackPack
Operation Backpack provides weekly kid-friendly, shelf-stable food to get students in need through the weekend when school meals are not available. Our church has provided backpacks to Kirkwood Elementary for over 20 years. Brenda Albright has been instrumental in keeping this partnership operational. 25 prepackaged grocery bags are delivered to Kirkwood Elementary at 9:00 on Friday mornings. Volunteers to help with transporting backpacks to the school are always welcome. Contact Brenda Albright at iaalbright@aol.com.