BRIEF HISTORY OF THE GROCERIES BEING DISTRIBUTED IN OXFORD
The "Oxford Ecumenical Council" and the "Oxford Food Shelf" have been
providing "FREE" groceries to families in Oxford for over 45 years.
In 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Oxford Food Shelf distributed FREE groceries during 2,257 family visits.
The family members included:
- 75 family
members ages 0 to 4
- 1,454 family
members ages 5 to 17
- 2,787 family
members ages 18 to 64
- 1,287 family members ages 65 or older
Number of family visits to the Oxford Food Shelf for monthly groceries.
| 2010 | 2011
| 2012
| 2013
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Jan | 104
| 105
| 128
| 137 | 161 | 137 | 127 | 107 | 95 | 89 | 92 | Feb | 102
| 112
| 122
| 131 | 107 | 109 | 101 | 108 | 92 | 94 | 98 | Mar
| 99
| 127
| 145
| 130 | 126 | 116 | 106 | 117 | 90 | 83 | 99 | Apr
| 129
| 131
| 133
| 125 | 118 | 157 | 124 | 108 | 93 | 77 | 124 | May
| 104
| 107
| 132
| 117 | 147 | 133
| 95 | 113 | 99 | 76 | 116 | Jun | 86
| 115
| 116
| 126 | 127 | 123
| 132 | 139 | 90 | 81 | 106 | Jul | 104
| 113
| 112
| 129 | 146 | 128
| 125 | 99 | 88 | 85 | 261 | Aug
| 126
| 123
| 154
| 169 | 164 | 135
| 138 | 147 | 105 | 116 | 270 | Sep
| 133
| 145
| 139
| 157 | 139 | 122
| 118 | 121 | 107 | 95 | 290 | Oct
| 132
| 133
| 169
| 161 | 182 | 160
| 125 | 134 | 106 | 101 | 359 | Nov
| 107
| 124
| 151
| 147 | 151 | 132
| 126 | 137 | 120 | 105 | 229 | Dec
| 151
| 149
| 141
| 172 | 178 | 127 | 148 | 112 | 97 | 91 | 213
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| | | | | | | | | Totals | 1,377
| 1,485
| 1,642
| 1,701 | 1,746 | 1,579 | 1,465 | 1,442 | 1,182 | 1,093 | 2,257
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YOU CAN HELP!
If you know a family or individual living in Oxford who is having a hard time feeding themselves or their children . . . .
PLEASE tell them to call the Oxford Food Shelf. We can and will help them.
DON'T LET ANYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY GO HUNGRY !!!
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