Our ability to serve so many more people so much more food is the result of our planning last year.

Included in these strategic plans was our new working relationship with Crossroads Community Services, an urban ministry of First United Methodist Church, located in Downtown. Thanks to our collaboration, we've been able to raise more funds coordinating our work than we could have acting only on our own.

The food we provide to families today is of a much higher quality than at any time in our history. The new approach kicked into gear at just the right time.

Still, we face a real challenge to sustain the effort at the current level.

More people needing our support. More food available to support our neighbors.

If you'd like to join our food security team, send your contributions to: Central Dallas Ministries, c/o Central Dallas Ministries, P. O. Box 710385, Dallas, TX 75371-0385 or do it online.

If you live in the Dallas area, our Resource Center always needs donations of hard-to-get items, including deodorant, shampoo and conditioner, facial tissue, toilet tissue, paper towels, toothpaste and toothbrushes, panty hose, women's hygiene products, baby diapers, laundry detergent, Windex cleaner and Pine Sol floor cleaner, trash bags and the following hard-to-get pantry items: macaroni and cheese, butter, canned tomatoes, canned beans, box cereals, soup,sugar, canned tomato sauce, flour and canned vegetables.

If you don't live in the Dallas area, but you'd like to help, you can donate online here.

More funds must be found to continue. Please pass this along to anybody you want to!