Food Bank

The Thalia Lions Club is assisting with the Samaritan House’s food bank (pantry). Food donations are accepted at Thalia Lions Club business/dinner meetings.

POC for the year 2011/2012 is Lion Jack Wagner. Also for pantry monetary donations please contact Melody (757-631-0710) at the Samaritan House.

*The Samaritan House is a non-profit organization providing families living in a domestic violence environment and families without a home
- a refuge.
- freedom and safety from domestic abuse and homelessness.
- education in regaining control and becoming self-sufficient in order to begin a new and better life.
See http://www.samaritanhouseva.org/index.html

The Samaritan House at 2620 Southern Blvd, Virginia Beach, 23452, provides families with food, shelter, toiletries, supportive services, personal needs and financial assistance for about $13 per person per day.

One in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. Almost one-third of female homicide victims that are reported in police records are killed by an intimate partner. This information is provided by National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.