MentoBox Workshop Food Drive
Rhy’s Above Youth Volunteers paint the donation drop boxes bold and loud to stand out at Iron Hill!
At Rhy’s Above, we believe growing healthy Mental health means more than talking about feelings or trying therapy. It’s so much more, like showing how connection, compassion, and acts of kindness nurture one another. It’s an incredible way to foster resiliency and build healthy communities.
That’s why we’re excited to pair our upcoming MentoBox Workshop at Beaver Creek with a Community Food Drive.
Food Insecurity and Mental Health
Not knowing when or where your next meal is coming from creates chronic stress, fear, and feelings of hopelessness. That’s heavy weight no matter your age, let alone for young hearts.
Research shows even brief periods of food insecurity impact a child’s ability to learn, grow, and feel safe. It’s the age-old story; Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs refresher, anyone? Without basic physiological needs met, we cannot thrive.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Children and families who experience food insecurity are at a much higher risk for anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges. Lack of nutrients takes a toll on body and mind. It gets harder to sleep. Harder to focus. Harder to trust. Harder to hope. Harder to live. Addressing hunger is about more than food. It’s about protecting one another. Offering dignity, stability, and a state of belonging in our community.
MentoBox Workshop: Act for Impact
Volunteer for Rhy's Above holding hand folded notes of inspiration and encouragement.
Our MentoBox Workshops are rooted in the five senses and designed to help kids recognize the power of their actions. How actions can inflame or tame big feelings. How the act of reaching out when they need help is personal power. How actions born of kindness and compassion are connective tools for building amazing communities. And communities that act together stand the strongest. #DowningtownStrong
Paired with a food drive, the workshop provides a direct opportunity to Act for Impact as a community.
Let’s Stand Strong Together
Our donors are the only reason we’re able to keep delivering impact! Thank you for continuing to believe in and support our mission and programs.
Donate: Digital, Delivery, or Drop-Off ?
Digital Donations your thing: Donate here for multiple digital donation options
Down with Delivery? Our MentoBox Wishlist is packed with suggestions for the workshop. With an average of 100 participants per workshop, we appreciate every item sent our way! Feel free to shop off list, I can’t wait to see your ideas for what should go in future MentoBoxes! Add non-perishable food items to the delivery for inclusion in the Food Drive!
Drop Off and a Snack? Swing by Iron Hill Brewery, 260 Eagleview Blvd in Exton, PA May 3rd – 17th between 11am and 10pm to drop both Food Drive and MentoBox Donations in our on-site drop box! Iron Hill shares our passion for food security and generously donated space to collect items in person. Snag a snack or a sip on your way out, you won’t regret it.
Need ideas for nonperishable food items? Here’s a list from one of the beneficiaries of our first food drive, The Lord’s Pantry:
Soups:
Progresso & Campbells Chunky,
Cream Soups-Chicken & Mushroom,
Broth– Chicken & Beef
Toiletries:
Toothpaste, Toothbrushes, Deodorant,
Shaving Products, Soap, Shampoo
Paper Goods:
Paper Towels, Toilet Paper
Beverages:
Coffee, Juice
Boxed Goods:
Pasta, Rice, Mac & Cheese, Breakfast Cereal,
Peanut Butter & Jelly, Brownie Mix
Canned Goods:
Fruit, Vegetables, Tuna, Ham,
Chicken, Beef Stew & Pasta meals
THANK YOU!!! For being an incredible Mental Health supporter. For your likes, shares, contributions, volunteerism, and for spreading messages of hope through us. We appreciate you!
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