I first heard of Faith Acres through another mom in my daughter’s art class. I was soliciting donations of winter clothing items for a clothing drive benefiting newly arrived refugees from Nepal and Burma. One of the other parents suggested a place called Faith Acres. Little did I know all that would come out of this suggestion! Within …

A friend of mine showed up one Thursday afternoon to donate a box of items for Clothing Source (FAF clothing pantry). Most were brand new items, a few gently used, but all of them were in perfect condition. A beautiful woman’s dress coat caught my eye, just something about that coat when it was handed …

Many of you know how we were able to go to the Bahamas last year by raising nutritional products for charity. This project actually helped us distribute $70,000 of nutritional products last year through the food pantry here at FAF. We really felt like we were meant to go on the vacation for family time …

I was working in the garage one Friday afternoon here at Faith Acres when I was interrupted by two women and two 14-year-old girls with high expectations. They had driven almost an hour, and one of the women was looking for a bike and clothes for her daughter. I replied, “We actually have a bike …

Cancel the volunteers! It’s the fourth Thursday of the month and we don’t get the pickup from Whole Foods, Trader Joes and Costco, so we don’t need the volunteers today. This is what was running through my head as I was dialing the volunteers’ numbers. I had been asked a few times during the week …