PRFC, located in Dover Foxcroft, Maine, serves low-income residents of Piscataquis, Penobscot, and Somerset counties through the Food Center marketplace and home deliveries.
Restoring Dignity, Care, and Compassion
During the pandemic, like most other food organizations, DFAFC adopted a drive-through distribution model. For 36 months people lined up in their vehicles for hours, a neighborhood spectacle, in order to receive a prepacked box of shelf-stable food, fresh produce, and meats. We believed that there was a better way to serve our community, a way that would treat people with the respect and dignity they deserved.
We opened our storefront on February 14, 2023, and have succeeded beyond our expectations. We never could have imagined the dramatic increase in young, large families we would see in such a short period of time.
Since opening our doors in February, we have experienced a 200% increase in program registration. Our constituents live as far away as Greenville and Parkman to our North, St. Albans, Newport, and Charleston, to our South, and Old Town, La Grange, and Brewer to our East. Our fastest-growing demographic is children under age 18 who now account for more than 20% of our shopper population. Serving more children and families has provided some of our brightest moments at the Food Center.
| (207) 802-8230 | |
| kelly@prfoodcenter.org | |
| Becki Quimby | |
| Director of Operations | |
| https://www.prfoodcenter.org |
