Stacey Stephens

Harrison County

COVID-19 brought in person classes to a halt and brought changes to how the local food pantry interacted with clients for 2021. The Harrison County Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Education program and Hope’s Helping Hand Food Pantry collaborated to get nutritional information to the clients. Over 600 information packets were sent home in the food boxes each month for the client. The information provided focused on handwashing, food safety, meal planning, physical activity, and healthy recipes to go along with the food the clients received that month. With limited contact recommend by the CDC information was also provided for the client on website that they could access such as CDC, My Plate, and Plan, Eat, Move that  would give them credible information. Clients were also invited to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Facebook Live events. The events were a way to stay connected in a time when everyone felt isolated. Over 50 people attended Facebook Live events.