The Treasure Box

SALINAS. Calif- The Treasure Box, in partnership with New Hope Baptist Church in Salinas and First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove, is launching in Monterey County this month to provide affordable food for everyone in the community.

For $32, the monthly Treasure Box provides enough food to feed a family of four for almost one week or an individual, such as a senior citizen or college student, for nearly a month. This program is for everyone; there are no income qualifiers or restrictions. The Monthly Treasure Box features a pre-assembled frozen box of 21-28 lbs of popular food brands, such as Sara Lee, Stouffers, and Kraft. Packed with food including 10-12 lbs. of protein, fruit vegetables, side dishes and a dessert.

Treasure Box says it costs less than half what people would pay at their grocery store. "I am so excited to bring our program into Salinas and the surrounding communities, with the price of Gas and Food continuing to rise, we hope to provide assistance to the residents of this community," said Community Outreach Representative Carrie Rounds, adding "Now people have an opportunity to stretch their food dollars with high quality food."

"We're in trouble and people are looking for a way to feed their families. Gas prices are going up so discretionary income that you had before you can't use anymore so you have to make sure your familiy is fed."

There are a variety of 4 different menus available, each for $32 per box and their newest box, "Simply Enough" that sells for $24. The deadline for ordering May Menus is Wednesday May 11th. Boxes are then available for pick-up on Saturday May 21st.

Customers can pre-order boxes online or through any one of the host sites; visit www.thetreasurebox.org for a complete list of available locations.

The Treasure Box food program is a fast growing food outreach of its kind in California and Arizona and is rapidly helping more and more every month in Nevada as The Treasure Box recently expanded to Las Vegas. The Treasure Box's rapid growth has been in response to the great need for affordable food and the tremendous impact this program has allowed it's over 400 partners to make in the communities they serve.

Information about their Partners:

New Hope Baptist Church- 221 King St. Salinas, CA 93905. 831-422-4419. To place cash orders, call 831-422-4419 to make an appointment

First Baptist Church Pacific Grove- 246 Laurel Ave. Pacific Grove, CA 93950. 831-794-8485. To place cash orders, visit the Church on Sundays between 10 AM-12 PM or Wednesdays 6:30 PM-8:00 PM.

New Birth Baptist Church- 40 Blanca Lane Watsonville, CA 95076