WVCF inmates give 900 pounds of produce to local food pantry

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Wabash Valley Correctional Facility
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CARLISLE - Recently, the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility presented Helping His Hands out of Vincennes with 900 pounds of produce from the gardens maintained by offenders throughout the planting and harvesting season.

WVCF has several offenders who volunteer to work in the gardens each year. It's a wonderful way for them to give back to the community in a very positve way.

Helping His Hands food pantry opened in 2014. It provides supplemental food for approximately 315 families each month.

They have a variety of donors, of which WVCF has become the largest, consistent provider of produce for three years running. WVCF gives monetary donations, as well.

Operations Manager Dennis Everette stated the following: 
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"We appreciate everything that WVCF does to provide monetary support and produce to the pantry."