- February 24, 2025
BJ's donated food to Halifax Urban Ministries to help with their food shortage.
Thanks to a $1,500 donation of food from BJ’s Wholesale Club in Port Orange, Halifax Urban Ministries was able to replenish its food supply after a recent shortage. The donation came in March 13, after HUM had to reduce service to some families in its homeless prevention program, Feed-a-Family. The program supplies about 2,700 families each month with a 40 lb. bag of groceries.
"This large donation of non-perishable food by the BJ’s in Port Orange will help many hungry families make ends meet and is more than we dreamed of, so much that we needed to send two vans to pick up their generous contribution!" Tianna Harris, executive administrator-manager of homeless prevention, said in an email.
According to HUM’s press release, the number of people living below the poverty level in the local community is at an all-time high as well as the amount of food HUM provides to its struggling neighbors. As HUM increases the number of families they serve, the percent of donated food in each package is smaller. As a result, HUM is forced to purchase more food for each package it provides.
“At BJ’s, we take great pride in actively working to improve our local communities,” said Lisa Barone, general manager of the BJ’s Wholesale Club in Port Orange. “Hunger prevention is a major focus at BJ’s and through community partnerships with Halifax Urban Ministries, together, we're able to provide nutritious food to the people who need it most.”
To learn how to support HUM, please visit www.halifaxurbanministries.org.
