No Isaac update on the site but a mention in a Clarion Ledger article from 9/4/12 on their activity (LTel):
SOURCE: http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012309040002&nclick_check=1
"The Mississippi Food Network is aiding the effort by delivering
several perishable and nonperishable items just before the items
travel from Jackson to the areas hardest hit by the storm,
including McComb, Brookhaven and the Mississippi Gulf Coast".
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They direct people WHO CALL THEM to a Food box at a nearby
location.
Description:
The Mississippi Food Network is a 60,000 sq. ft. warehouse that
receives donated food and non-food products that are distibuted
to non-profit AGENCIES. The agencies then serve needy individuals.
Our mission is to relieve poverty-related hunger in our service
area by distributing donated and purchased food and grocery products
through a network of member churches and nonprofit organizations.
We provide nutrition education to our needy clients. We also
emphasize advocacy and related needs.
Organization Contact Information
Contact Walker Satterwhite (Operations Mgr.)
Phone (601) 353-7215
Fax (601) 948-6710
Preferred Partner America's Second Harvest
Subsidiary Food Banks-Seventy-four counties in Mississippi and
12 parishes in Louisiana make up the MFN's assigned service area.
In order to locate food bank warehouses closer to the charities,
three subsidiary food banks have been established as follows:
The Food Bank of South Central Mississippi in Brookhaven. This
food bank serves charities in 9 south central Mississippi counties.
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Details: http://www.msfoodnet.org/memberagencies.htm
Partners:
Membership is limited to religious organizations or to out-reach
programs recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as being
non-profit 501(c)3, and who meet certain standards. These
standards deal with such things as determining legitimate need,
not charging the needy for food; non-discrimination in any form;
proper record-keeping; food handling procedures and avoiding
duplication of service.
There is no charge to become a member, nor is there a minimum
order size. Periodic visits to member charities are conducted
by both Mississippi Food Network (MFN) personnel and personnel
of the Mississippi Department of Human Services for the purpose
of monitoring performance. There are over 400 organizations
that are member charities of MFN.
Who gets MFN's food:
Emergency Food Pantries
Day Care Centers
Emergency Shelters
Group Homes
Soup Kitchens
Teen Centers
Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Boys and Girls Centers
Homeless Shelters
Senior Citizen Programs