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We are a Hunger Action Congregation
Clarksville Presbyterian is a Certified Hunger Action Congregation, covenanted with other congregations in the PCUSA Presbyterian Hunger Program to help alleviate hunger and eliminate its underlying causes. The church was featured in “Backpack Buddies to Living Wages”, published by PC(USA), June 24, 2019.
In example - Our Backpack Buddies was founded by Clarksville Presbyterian in 2013 and has grown into an ecumenical venture which now provides a bag of easily-prepared, non-perishable food to 120 elementary students and 40 middle school students at the end of each school week.
Clarksville Food Pantry - Clarksville Presbyterian was instrumental in creating a board to operate a Food Pantry, open to western Mecklenburg County residents twice each week. The Pantry is a member of the Virginia FeedMore Federation, which provides access to healthy, nutritious fresh, frozen, and canned food at prices well below retail, helping the Pantry stretch its precious cash donations for food purchases.
19% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mecklenburg County, VA (5.63k out of 29.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.3%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females. 4
