Jamestown Community Food Pantry

Our Mission 

In partnership with our Jamestown community, we seek to minimize hunger and provide nutritional sustenance for our neighbors.
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Our Vision

We envision a community in which everyone has enough nutritious food to eat, and hunger and its effects are ended.
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About JCFP

The Jamestown Community Food Pantry is a registered 501 (c)(3) Rhode Island non-profit corporation. We provide quality food and personal supplies to individuals and families within the town of Jamestown. The JCFP is considered to be an emergency food pantry, which means that the food we furnish is a supplement to other sources of food and assistance.  The pantry is designed to help with short-term need and is not intended to be a sole source of food and nutritional sustenance for our clients.  By providing this type of supplemental nutrition, it also helps to insure an adequate, healthy diet for our clients and their household members. 

Our food pantry operates under the Client Choice model.  At the Jamestown Community Food Pantry, we strive to provide clients with as much choice as possible when selecting their food and household items. This model has been proven to reduce waste as families are more likely to eat the foods that they choose to take home and know how to prepare. Clients are able to make choices from a selection of chicken, meats, fish, and hot dogs, as well as breads, dry and canned goods. Choices can include favorite fresh fruits and vegetables, with even more variety during the growing season as JCFP’s shelves are replenished by produce from local farms and gardens. We are committed to distributing as much nutritious food as possible. We supply meats, milk, cheese, eggs and other fresh items so that children, families, and the elderly can get the nutrition they need to live healthy, productive lives.

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