PCF Awards AK Can Do Grants to Petersburg Food Providers Petersburg Mental Health Services, Petersburg Salvation Army, First Baptist Church, Lighthouse Assembly of God, and Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Church receive AK Can Do funds for the food pantry or prepared meals.

Petersburg Community Foundation is pleased to be able to distribute AK Can Do funds during the holiday season to five local organizations that provide needed meals to community members: Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Lighthouse Assembly of God, First Baptist Church, Petersburg Salvation Army, and Petersburg Mental Health Services each received almost $600.00.

Thank you to community donors who have contributed to the AK Can Do Frontline fundraising campaign. A total of $6,000 has been distributed to community nonprofits.

Thank you to frontline services that continue to care for community members. All organizations continue to serve 2 to 3 times more individuals and families than was typical before the Covid pandemic.

photo credit: Ola Richards

• Petersburg Mental Health Services provides food pantry services with 80-100 bags of food provided weekly
• Petersburg Salvation Army provides food pantry services
• First Baptist Church provides home-cooked Wednesday evening meals to roughly 60 individuals
• Lighthouse Assembly of God supports the home-cooked Monday evening meals to roughly 60 individuals
• Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Church provides Soup Saturday to roughly 30 individuals