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Feeding Medina County reports use of city funds, plans April distribution at county fairgrounds
Summary
Feeding Medina County told Medina City Council it has deployed city-provided funds across emergency pantry, home delivery and Staples for Seniors programs and expects to hold another distribution for Medina residents on April 21, asking for volunteer and traffic-control assistance.
Janet Newcomer, executive director of Feeding Medina County, told the Medina City Council on March 23 that the nonprofit has used city-provided funds to support several direct-service programs.
Newcomer said the organization has used $11,559 of the city funds for direct distributions and that specific program expenditures included $4,640 for the emergency pantry that serves City of Medina residents, $5,679 for a home-delivery program (shelf-stable food and produce delivered twice monthly for residents with transportation or health barriers) and $11,767 for the "Staples for Seniors" deliveries to low-income senior housing, bringing program spending reported in testimony to more than $33,000 across the organizations' activities. She said the group plans another Medina-only distribution on April 21 at the Medina County Fairgrounds from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and requested city volunteer support and traffic control assistance.
Newcomer thanked the city for the grant and said the funds helped residents who otherwise would have gone without a meal. Council members thanked the nonprofit for its work and for coordinating services to Medina residents.
Next steps: Feeding Medina County will run the April 21 distribution and has asked the city for volunteer help and traffic control; council staff will coordinate with the organization on operational details.
