Nutritional Services

The Nutritional Services program consists of the Nancy Fletcher Food Pantry and Feast For Friends.

On October 24, 2007 Friends For Life’s Food Panty was officially named the Nancy Fletcher Food Pantry to honor Nancy, Fletcher, former member of Board of Directors and long-time supporter, who died September 13, 2006. Nancy was a tireless advocate and caretaker of persons living with HIV/AIDS and dedicated much of the last years of her life serving Friends For Life and its clients. Early in the AIDS epidemic Nancy allowed many young men to live their last days in her home when their families and turned their backs on them and told them they were not welcome. The Food Pantry was one of Nancy’s favorite program to volunteer with and countless clients were met with her smiling face through the years as they came to the agency to pick up their food.

Feast For Friends

Feast For Friends is a free dinner on the first and third Mondays of each month for persons living with HIV/AIDS and their friends, families and caregivers. (MORE FEAST FOR FRIENDS INFORMATION)

Children's Multi-Vitamins Are Now Available in the Nancy Fletcher Food Pantry!!

Through participation in a program with Vitamin USA, Friends For Life is able to provide FREE multi-vitamins to the children living in families affected by HIV/AIDS.

Please call Robert Williams, Nutritional Services Coordinator, at 901.272.0855 to set an appointment to register for this program.

Friends For Life is in need of the following personal care items for our clients. – Please contact 901.272.0855 if you are able to assist.

• Bar Soap
• Toilet Paper
• Toothpaste
• Tooth brushes
• Laundry soap
• Female personal products
• Razors
• Shaving cream
• Deodorant

Sixteen tons of food are distributed monthly to more than 1,800 persons infected/affected by HIV/AIDS, over 300 of whom are children. The Nancy Fletcher Food Pantry is the largest food pantry program in the Memphis Food Bank System ( www.memphisfoodbank.org) which includes 32 counties. Clients are allowed to pick up food bags twice monthly with the number of bags depending on the number of HIV+ individuals and dependent children in the household.

To get summaries of recent scientific reports and news related to nutrition and the field of HIV/AIDS, sign up for the HIV Nutrition News Update. This is a free weekly review of news related to nutrition and HIV/AIDS sponsored by HIV Resources, Incorporated.

Broadway Cares grants $5,000 to Friends For Life Pantry

Please help us continue to provide nutritious food to persons affected by HIV/AIDS by making a secure donation today. Each food bag costs Friends For Life $25 dollars.

Financial contributions to Friends For Life are tax-deductible.

	Dedication of the Nancy Fletcher Food Pantry October 24, 2007