Escambia County Jail Staff Delivers Thanksgiving Food For Families In Need

November 23, 2017

After hearing about empty shelves at a local food bank, Escambia County Jail staff members collected Thanksgiving turkeys and other food items for families in need, delivering the items Wednesday to the Epps Christian Center.

Jail staff collected nine boxes of food and seven turkeys for the center, which will be distributed to local homeless and families in need.

Escambia County Jail Lt. Jason Walker, who helped coordinate the food drive along with other jail command staff, said he’s glad to be able to help people in the community this Thanksgiving.

“We wanted to let the community know that the staff working inside the Escambia County Jail care about their fellow man,” Walker said. “We are a diverse group of employees here, and we care about the community as a whole. Seeing that there was a need close by, we wanted to assist with that need.”

Epps Christian Center’s food pantry gives out hundreds of pounds of food each month to the  poor and homeless, along with offering free Thanksgiving and Christmas meals annually.
“The staff at the jail did a great job organizing the food drive,” Escambia County Corrections Director Tammy Jarvis said. “The holiday season is an especially difficult time for those in need, and it meant a lot to the staff at the jail to help make the holiday more enjoyable by donating food items to the Epps Christian Center.”

Comments

3 Responses to “Escambia County Jail Staff Delivers Thanksgiving Food For Families In Need”

  1. Tabby on November 25th, 2017 9:22 am

    I see you Nash. Long way from C Shift 23 years ago.

  2. Jesse Culp on November 24th, 2017 2:41 am

    Lt. Walker is a good man,he goes above and beyond daily

  3. Burnie Silcox on November 23rd, 2017 3:31 pm

    Thank all of you for this action,Helps many….

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