Hey It’s Jet Here.
Before we begin, we piqued (VBP) your mystery of the fun kind yesterday with Clue #1 on my BFF, Savannah’s post yesterday. Today, may we direct your attention to Clue #2 by visiting my buddy, Texas!
Mom disappeared from early morning until late night with a brief return mid afternoon yesterday. Remember I mentioned she secured another part-time job? Well, turns out, she’s now part of the Chef/Instructor team of 
Common Threads in Miami. From the Common Threads website: “We teach low-income children to cook wholesome and affordable meals because we believe that through our hands-on cooking classes we can help prevent childhood obesity and reverse the trend of generations of non-cookers, while celebrating our cultural differences and the things people all over the world have in common.” Founded by Chef Art Smith, yes, Oprah’s first personal Chef, Little Miss Kitchen K9 and I are proud Mom will help other human’s eat healthy.
We now understand Mom’s “pet peeve” that in an abundant country such as ours, so many humans and animals go hungry. Multiply by a weather crisis like Hurricane Katrina, the Joplin tornadoes or Superstorm Sandy and lives can change irreparably (VBP) in an instant.
During the Hurricane Katrina aftermath, Mom’s ex-Mother-in-law gave her leftover pet food coupons from her grocery demo. Mom and her friend, Ellen, used a bunch to purchase bags of food for delivery to our Animal Rescue for an organized transport to New Orleans.
We know from reading, so many of our blogpals help out. You may or may not have heard about Pet Food Banks or Pet Food Pantries. During these stressful economic times, when so many families have lost their homes, unexpectedly downsized, or suffered long term job loss, food banks have made an ever increasing impact. Pet Food Banks and Pet Food Pantries help keep beloved furfamily members in the home instead of surrendered to overcrowded shelters or worse. We found a great site which differentiates (VBP) between food banks, food pantries, soup kitchens and other similar terms.
To find national Pet Food Banks or Pet Food Pantries in your area, SEARCH either of those terms.
We think Sugar and Kol will understand our lack of recipe today and still permit us to join the Tasty Tuesday Hop, today is our forty-first participating post!
Another great, thank goodness for food banks/food pantries day.
Hey... It's Jet Here 
My word, what a fabulous thing you are doing. You truly are one remarkable person. I take my hat off to you.
Hey Litchi, Hey Sabre, Hey Boks, Jet here. Hi Miss Susan.
Mom sends a humble thank you. Sending good energy your way with all the stuff on your plate. 🙂
Congratulations to your mom on her new job, sounds like a great deal! We did not know about specific pet food pantries, here I know they have pet food at food pantries, at least we heard that on the news before. Not sure if it varies by location or how it works but we will google it since we are curious.
Hey Emma, Jet here. Hi Katie.
Mom asked me to share a big thank you, she’s quite honored to have been selected for the Team.
We knew you would feel intrigued, with your food expertise and kind heart!
This is a great post…I had no idea about Pet Food Banks or Pet Food Pantries, so I googled it as you suggested and there’s so much out there…Thank you for teaching me about these…And congrats on your new job…I’ll know you’ll be a great teacher and ti’s a valuable education you’re passing on
Hey Giz, Jetty here. Hi Miss JG.
Our distinct (VBP) pleasure, passing on info is one of the pet blogging community’s biggest strengths we believe!
Mom asked me to share a big thanks, she’s cobbling together a semester!! She really likes the organization.
Pet Food Banks and Pet Food Pantries are wonderful services that are offered. We hadn’t heard of them ourselves until a month ago, thank you for helping to spread the word about them and congrats to your Mom! Nice #BtC4A post!
Hey Dakota, Jet here. Hi Miss Caren.
Mom asked me to share thanks, she’s quite excited to join the CT team!
Our pleasure, we know things are really rough out there and keeping our families together, including the fur family members can really make a difference.
Congrats to your mum on her new job:-)
Hey Misaki, Jet here.
Mom asked me to share a big thanks and a belly rub! This brings her total to 3 this semester!
Thanks for today’s great post. This is such valuable information that may help many fur friends stay in their furever homes.
Sincerely,
Mistletoe & Hitch
RWB
Hey Mistletoe, Hey Hitch, Jet here. Hi Miss Dorothy.
A belated happy new year to you all. 🙂
Oh gosh, if we can help even one the post is a blessing. 🙂
I did not know about pet food banks. My former shelter organization has a service called Animeals where we join our county food bank distribution sites and we give dog and cat food to help them keep their furfamily fed. Pawsome post big guy, paw hugs, Savannah
Hey Savvy, Big Guy here. Hi Miss Linda.
Wow, we wouldn’t have expected that… we’re so glad we could spread the word to help even one fur family member stay in their homes. Animeals has a great sound to it and we so appreciate you helping… you guys do SO much to help… 🙂
Awww, shucks, Savvy, now I’m blushing again… xoxoxoxo
Thank you for joining #BtC4A. I’m so glad that you helped bring awareness to the food pantries for pets. Our church has a small food pantry, and it had never occurred to me to bring pet food there until recently. Now when I donate, I remember the pets. Sometimes the pet stores have trial size bags of good quality food on a great sale. Thanks for writing about this.
Peggy Frezon
Team BtC4A
Hey Jet! Hi MIss Lori!
I am so glad you posted about Pet Food Banks and Pet Food Pantries! A lot of people don’t know about them but they are springing up everywhere! They are a wonderful resource for families in need who have pets. So many never think that the family pet may be going hungry too!!
*high paws*
Oz
Hey Oz the Great, Jet here. Hi Miss Gina.
Thanks Dude, sharing info and getting the word out is a wonderful opportunity we have in blogville. 🙂
Congrats on the new job… that sounds so cool!
And, way to go helping out the less fortunate pets of the world by supporting pet food banks and pantries… you’re awesome!
Hey Boomer, Hey Dottie, Jet here. Hi Miss Emily.
Pshaw, we know all of our pet blogging pals do equally wonderful thingies. 🙂
Mom asked me to share a big thank you… you should have seen her blurry eyes after 3.5 hours of training last night!
Then you should give her lots of rest up snuggles!
Hey Boomer, Hey Dottie, Jet here. Hi Miss Emily.
We try… we try…
We haven’t heard of Pet Food Banks and Pet Food Pantries until now! What a wonderful thing to do to help the pets of those in need. Thank you for sharing this!
Hey FOW, Jet here.
Our absolute pleasure. We’re so glad we’ve helped in some small way to get the word out! 🙂
We first heard of pet food banks about a year ago when we discovered two in Kansas City. And our shelter now donates all food that is given to them to the food bank (we have an arrangement with Hill’s Science Diet – they supply al the shelter’s food for free). Great BTC4A post!! Okay, and WHAT is UP with the LETTERS???? MOL!
Hey FaRaDaY, Hey Maxwell, Hey Allie, Jet here. Hi Miss Lisa.
Wow, that’s amazing Hill’s sponsor’s your shelter. Incredible! We think that options like food pantries and food banks have sprung up because of the longevity (VBP) of the economic hardship years. We’ve watched reports showing people who never needed services like these now regularly find themselves receiving help.
Woof! Woof! WOW! We definitely know Art Smith (mom got some of his cookbooks) and yes a connection to Miss O. Golden Congrats to your mom. A great organization and we can’t wait to hear more about it. We heard the Pet Food Bank on TV, which we are glad that its getting news coverage and publicity. Happy Tasty Tuesday. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar
Hey Sugar, Jet here.
Cool! Mom asked me to share a golden thank you right back! We’ll keep you posted. 🙂
What a great idea! I have no idea if we have similar in the UK? Will have to check!
Hey Austin, Jet here.
Oh, gosh, we would really be interested to know when you check it out.
We have never heard of pet food banks or pet food pantries. Mumsy will check to see if any are in our area. Thanks for this information. Hugs and nose kisses
Hey Chancy, Hey Big Boy, Jet here. Hi Miss Mumsy (Mag).
Yippee, we love spreading helpful info!
What a great post Jetty, I’m googling it too to see if there is a bank in my area. BTW congrats to mom on her new job, we are following the weight loss of three overweight teenagers on this season’s Biggest Loser. It always, always begins with the children. Any real change that is.
Hey Sampson, Hey Delilah, Jetty here. Hi Miss Jodi.
Yippee, let us know what you find!
Mom asked me to share a big thank you hug… aligning with organizations putting out the good fits right in with The Kitchen Counselor’s Power of Kitchen! Mom’s not perfect, she’s not at a healthy weight either, sometimes, life happens and you have to work your way back.
Great post! There are no food banks locally here that include pet food and they can’t seem to “get it” that there is a need. (Well, they also claim there are no homeless here.) Sad. Congrats to your mom on the new job!
Hey Rudy, Hey Jeffie, Jet here. Hi Miss Sue.
Bummer, super bummer…
Mom asked me to share a thank you, she’s excited to become part of the team!
I had not heard of them before, but it sounds like a wonderful community to be a part of. Thanks for sharing that!
What a terrific program I had no idea that it existed
urban hounds
Hey Urban Hounds, Jet here. Hi Miss Kate.
Really? We’re super happy you know about them now, especially if humans in your area need help this winter. 🙂
That sounds like an excellent job. We think our Lady needs to take some sort of cooking class cause she doesn’t have a clue how to cook!
We like that you help other dogs. We agree with you, that in the US and Canada no animal or person should go hungry!
Hey Lee, Hey Phod, Jet here.
Mom asked me to share that she’s quite overwhelmed AND excited! Pshawwww… your Lady is so talented, I bet she’s underestimating her talents. Mom says she works by computer if ever she needs input!
We try to help where we can. We know all our blogpals do, too, since we have a rocking community!
The local SPCA has an outreach program where people can get food. They also have a meals on wheels program to help seniors. I’ve been looking for an honest to goodness food pantry for pets though. Hopefully I find one. Thanks Jet!
Hey Lulu, Jet here.
Oh you’re most welcome. We hope you find one, too… sounds like there’s a few resources at least. 🙂
It’s sad that it’s true, but there are still so many people affected from the economic downturn, in desperate need of essentials just to get by. I’m so grateful for the food banks/pantries – only wish more people knew about them, and that there were more supplies available to those in need.
You’ve just helped make that more of a reality.
Thank you for blogging the change for animals!
Kim Thomas
btc4animals.com
cindylusmuse.blogspot.com
Hey Cindy Lu, Jet here. Hi Miss Kim.
Oh gosh, we feel humbled by your words… thank you for taking the time to visit and write them.
We agree, it’s rough out there… 😦
What a great job! Thanks for sharing Jet 🙂 We have several pet banks here in Portland, OR too and many programs to help the homeless.
Hey Cali and the felines, Jet here. Hi Miss Julie.
Shucks, thank you ever so kindly. Mom told me she’s not surprised since Portland is a progressive city! 🙂
Thanks for participating in Blog the Change Day! Two of our local shelters have pet food banks to help people keep their pets rather than be forced to give them up. It’s such an important issue, and I’m glad more people are aware of these programs. Thanks for sharing!
Vicki Cook
Team BTC
Hey it’s Jet here. Hi Miss Vicki.
It’s our privilege! 🙂
Wow, two pet food banks, how fabulous! Hopefully, more families can stay together if they learn about programs such as food pantries and food banks. 🙂
Terrific post. We’ve volunteered at our local pet pantry before, and it is just so wonderful to see such grateful faces and know that your helping to keep families together through tough times.
Congrats on your new job!!!
I love that you are helping out your local pet food bank! It is so important to keep pets with their families. I actually just read an article on Life with Dogs you might like. It’s a group called Fairy Dogparents based in Massachusetts that provides monetary and food support to families in need so they can keep their dogs. It was a great read!
Happy Friday 🙂
-Laura