FISH has a new WEBSITE! Check out and bookmark:
www.fishwilliamsburg.org
Our New Service Location
312 SECOND STREET
WILLIAMSBURG, VA 23185
PROVIDING
FOOD,TOILETRIES,
CLOTHING & SMALL HOUSEWARES
(call for appointment for clothing/housewares)
GRATEFULLY ACCEPTING ALL DONATIONS
757-220-9379
Regular hours: Monday-Friday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
We will hold 1st Saturday opening on August 6, 10 am to 2 pm.
FISH closes for major holidays and follows the severe weather emergency closings of the Williamsburg-James City County public schools.
Along with moving to our new service site, FISH has a new WEBSITE! Check out and bookmark:
www.fishwilliamsburg.org
A new Facebook page will be coming soon, too!
Keep an eye out for more details.
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NEW! BUS SERVICE TO FISH!
WATA Route 3 now stops at FISH at 10:41 am, 12:41 pm, and 2:41 pm, continuing to Merrimac Trail and the Transportation Center. This is a test, so please utilize this stop and tell your friends who can use it.
Thank you, WATA, for helping FISH to better serve our clients!
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WE WELCOME DONATIONS OF
CLOTHING, HOUSEWARES
Clothing most needed now: Children's school shoes, warm-weather items, new underclothing for all sizes - especially for MEN, gently-used men's jeans, and bubble-wrap for packing housewares.
Please hold WINTER clothing a bit longer -- We will begin offering winter-weight clothing in mid-September
Please bring Clothing/Housewares Donations
from 10 am to 3 pm if possible. Use the Drop-Box outside those hours only and pack soft items only in kitchen-sized bags or bundles.
EMAIL fishwilliamsburg@gmail.com IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
WE NEED LUGGAGE ON WHEELS, BACK-PACKS AND DUFFEL-BAGS FOR OUR CLIENTS WHO ARE WALKING
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FOOD & TOILETRY DONATIONS ARE GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED. YOU HAVE BEEN SO GENEROUS!
A FEW GAPS REMAIN...
Donations most needed right now: baked beans and other canned beans, sliced white bread, canned pastas (such as ravioli), and baking products (cornbread, brownies). Always needed: laundry detergent.
Please: NO DRIED PASTA just now!
We are grateful for food donations any time that we are open, and we have an outside drop-box for donations of CLOTHING and SOFT HOUSEWARES ONLY after 3:00.
Please check the Donate page for other guidance about the drop-box.
We can also arrange other delivery times with advance notice: email fishwilliamsburg@gmail.com.
IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN A TRUNK-LOAD OF FOOD, PLEASE EMAIL SO THAT WE CAN SCHEDULE EXTRA VOLUNTEERS TO HELP!
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FINANCIAL DONATIONS are always needed; as an all-volunteer organization, your gifts directly support service to our neighbors in need in the Greater Williamsburg area.
We have a variety of VOLUNTEER positions and are always looking for new neighbors who want to help our neighbors in need.
Click here for the Volunteer application form.
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ALL CLIENTS CHECK IN AT FIRST DOOR
FOOD ASSISTANCE
Call first if you are not sure whether you are eligible for food - otherwise just come on in to 312 Second Street!
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CLOTHING & HOUSEWARES SELECTION
-- BY APPOINTMENT --
CALL 757-220-9379 AFTER 10 AM
FIRST APPOINTMENT AT 10:00, LAST AT 3:00 PM
A Volunteer will bring ONE PERSON into the Clothes Closet.
Do not bring children for their safety.
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The Salvation Army hosts the next "Third Thursday" Mobile Food Pantry on Thursday, August 18, 2022 - call the Salvation Army at 757-229-6651 for details. This is a drive-thru event, so first-timers should call to learn where and when to line up.
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FISH serves persons living in James City County, Upper York County and the City of Williamsburg.
757-220-9379
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At this time, no referrals are required. Food assistance can be provided once in 30 days. Clothing eligibility is once every 4 months; housewares once in 12 months. FISH serves persons living in James City County, Upper York County and the City of Williamsburg.
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YOU MAY EMAIL QUESTIONS TO fishwilliamsburg@gmail.com.
Click here for our most recent FISH e-Newsletter.
If you would like to subscribe to the e-Newsletter, please email fishwilliamsburgnews@gmail.com.
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This Letter to the Virginia Gazette describes FISH's partnerships with other food distributions early in the pandemic:
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Early in the pandemic, FISH shifted from direct service to partnerships.
Mission
FISH, Inc. of Williamsburg, Virginia, is an all-volunteer not-for-profit agency providing help to residents of the greater Williamsburg area. FISH depends entirely upon a caring community for food, clothing, volunteers and financial donations, in order to serve our neighbors in need. While FISH was founded by local religious organizations, FISH does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender or national origin.
During 2019, FISH provided food equivalent to over 183,000 meals; 9,700 outfits of clothing; and housewares to 664 homes. In 2019, 367 households asked for assistance from FISH for the first time. Overall, our volunteers served 4,302 requests for assistance in 2019. These statistics do not include the ways that FISH helps fight hunger in partnership with other community organizations; read more about FISH's "expanded footprint" on the Services page.
Scroll down to see how you can receive help from FISH or how you can help our neighbors in need. Click here for the latest FISH Volunteer Newsletter. Double-click on this link to see a video about FISH created by volunteers. Read about us in the WYDaily and the VIrginia Gazette! Follow us on Facebook by clicking here.
During 2019, FISH provided food equivalent to over 183,000 meals; 9,700 outfits of clothing; and housewares to 664 homes. In 2019, 367 households asked for assistance from FISH for the first time. Overall, our volunteers served 4,302 requests for assistance in 2019. These statistics do not include the ways that FISH helps fight hunger in partnership with other community organizations; read more about FISH's "expanded footprint" on the Services page.
Scroll down to see how you can receive help from FISH or how you can help our neighbors in need. Click here for the latest FISH Volunteer Newsletter. Double-click on this link to see a video about FISH created by volunteers. Read about us in the WYDaily and the VIrginia Gazette! Follow us on Facebook by clicking here.
Services
DonateFISH welcomes donations of non-perishable food; hygiene and cleaning products. If you're planning a large food drive, please contact Donation Coordinator John Ellis, jje7367@yahoo.com to arrange delivery.
Financial contributions are always needed. Call 220-9379 for more information or click on the Donate page. You can mail a check to the address on the right, or donate online through Paypal by clicking the button. We welcome COATS, SHOES and CLOTHING FOR ALL AGES and SIZES. A secure depository for OFF-HOURS clothing donations is available at 312 Second Street. Thank you!
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FISH closes when the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools are closed for severe weather out of concern for the safety of our clients and volunteers.
FISH, Inc. 312 Second Street Williamsburg, VA 23185 |
