1. What is
Angel Food Ministries?
2. What is the cost of the
food?
3. What is
the retail value of the box of food?
4. How much food is in a box?
5. Is the food fresh?
6. Who are the
suppliers of the food?
7. Will
I know what the food offered is in advance?
8. How much food may I
purchase?
9. Do I need to
qualify for the program?
10. Where do I purchase the
food?
11. How do I place an order?
12. Where do I pick up my
order?
13. Where
does a host site pick up their orders?
14. How does
a host site take food stamp orders?
15. What is the Servant
Magazine?
16. How successful is the
program?
17. How
many churches and non-profits participate?
18. How
many times per month is food distributed?
19. What is the
amount of boxes distributed?
20. Is Angel Food
available in all states?
What is Angel Food Ministries?
Angel Food Ministries is a non-profit, non denominational organization dedicated to providing food relief to communities throughout the USA.
A box of Angel Food can be purchased for $30.
What is the retail value of the box of food?
Depending on your location, a box retails anywhere from $45 to $75 with an average retail value of right around $65.
An average box of food weighs around 21 lbs. The weight may differ each month. A box of food assists in feeding a family of four for about one week, or a single senior citizen for almost a month.
Because of Angel Foods involvement with only the best producers and venders our products are high quality, “name brand” foods - never “seconds” or “day old type” products. Each month’s food menu consists of both fresh and frozen items.
Who are the suppliers of the food?
General Mills Empire Beef House of Raeford Chicken
Con Agra Food Prim Cut Meat & Seafood O.K. Foods
Midwest Premier Stampede Meat Fieldale Farms
Schans Bakery Topps Meat Sanderson Farm
Birdeseye T.J. Foods John Souls Foods
Pilgrams Pride Encor Foods McKee Foods
Tyson Southeastern Mills Allen Canning
Perdue Farms Noodles By Leonardo Kocks Foods
Jiffy Mix Dakota Growers Pasta U.S. Food Service
Will I know what the food offered is in advance?
Angel Food Ministries produces a monthly menu to inform customers of what food items will be available a full month in advance.
There is no limit on the number of boxes an individual or family may purchase. Angel Food Ministries also offers the purchase of one or more “Special Units” when buying a regular box of food. The “Specials” are mostly savings on meat boxes. (Special #1: 4lb. Steak Box or Special #2 8 - 8oz. Rib Eye Steaks for $20.00.) You must order a regular box to get any specials. If you purchase the regular box or the Senior/Convenience Meal Box you may get up to 5 special packages.
Do I need to qualify for the program?
There are no applications or qualifications, anyone can participate. Angel Food Ministries also participates in the U.S. Food Stamp Program, using the Off-Line Food stamp Voucher system. This ensures that the needy in your area are getting the maximum value for their grocery dollar, usually resulting in their receiving twice the amount of quality foods for their “food stamp dollar”.
Food sales and distribution are handled by the local host sites. Cazenovia Park Baptist Church is a host site for Angel Food Ministries. Currently we are helping an average of 250 families a month. We are always looking to assist more families! Our largest month of serving was 600 families.
Orders and payments are collected by each individual host site during the first part of each month. On the designated dates for order cut off, the church totals all their orders and sends the funds collected for all the orders to the home office of Angel Food. Angle Food Home office then processes all the orders for those host sites.
During the next week, called “Distribution Week”, Angel Food Ministries begin loading the trucks that are scheduled to arrive at the host sites on what we call “Distribution Saturday”. Along with the many trucks that go out from our warehouse about 200 local host sites pick up their food Saturday morning from our facility in Monroe.
Where does a host site pick up their orders?
Angel Food Ministries provides a delivery truck to a local “Drop Site”. This site is a shared or common site for several host sites to come to and pick up their food and take it back to their locations. Local host sites need to provide transportation from the “Drop Site” back to their individual host site. Cazenovia Park Baptist Church is the local drop site for the Buffalo area.
How does a host site take food stamp orders?
The JPMORGAN EPS Food Stamp Vouchers. The vouchers are completed and signed by the card holder and a manual approval number is obtained. The customer receives a copy of the voucher as proof of purchase. Funds must be available on the card in order to place an order. The card holder needs to be present to sign the voucher.
Angel Food Ministries attempts to nourish both the body and spirit. Angel Food Ministries places a magazine called the Servant Magazine in each box of food. The magazine consists of articles on health advice, recipes, testimonies, Angel Food updates, the menu, and always a message of Salvation through Jesus Christ. Angel Food Ministries takes pride in the fact that their program crosses all denominational lines.
“I think it is so important that the people who receive our food understand where this tremendous blessing is coming from,” Pastor Joe said.
How successful is the program?
Since January 1995, over 8.1 million families have been affected by Angel Food Ministries. In December of 2007 Angel Food Ministries distributed food to over 2.5 million people in one distribution. 547,000 boxes of food left our warehouse within a three day period, and we are still growing.
How many churches and non-profits participate?
Angel Food Ministries has a network of more than 4,700 host sites. An army of over 45,000 volunteers distribute boxes of food each month. There is a very good chance that there is a host site near someone you know in another state.
How many times per month is food distributed?
We have a dual distribution each month except for November and December due to the holidays. The states are divided by Distribution A and Distribution B. A distribution schedule is available for host sites.
What is the amount of boxes distributed?
Angel Food Ministries distributes between 400,000 to 500,000 units per month.
Is Angel Food available in all states?
Angel Food Ministries is currently in 34 states. To find a Host Site location, search the Angel Food Ministries website, there is a tab at the top of our page that will direct you to their home page.
