GCVHCS to Host Food Distribution Event Dec. 15 at Pensacola VA Clinic
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System’s (GCVHCS) Pensacola VA Clinic is scheduled to host a food distribution event Dec. 15 from 10 a.m. through 2 p.m. at the Pensacola VA Clinic - officially known as the Joint Ambulatory Care Center (JACC) - in Pensacola, Florida.
A limited number of goods will be distributed on a first come, first served basis to Veterans and other eligible beneficiaries.
Additionally, GCVHCS nursing staff will provide both COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations during the event to eligible beneficiaries desiring one.
The food distribution event, designed to provide assistance to Veterans and their families, is scheduled as a contactless drive-through function, with GCVHCS employees volunteering to distribute pre-loaded bags to Veterans, caregivers and other eligible individuals who will not have to leave their vehicles.
Veterans and caregivers will be required to show proof of Veteran status to GCVHCS employees during the event to receive a box of goods.
Distributed goods will primarily be donated by Feeding the Gulf Coast, a Feeding America regional member. GCVHCS Volunteer Services continually accepts donations of non-perishable items, however, for the more than 700 homeless and at-risk Veterans along the Gulf Coast.
Community members interested in donating goods to the GCVHCS are encouraged to contact the organization's Voluntary Services at 228-523-5763.
For additional information on the JACC food distribution event and other GCVHCS happenings, visit the GCVHCS Facebook page.
The Biloxi Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, along with the Mobile, Pensacola, Eglin and Panama City VA Clinics are all part of the GCVHCS, which is headquartered in Biloxi, Mississippi, and provides a variety of medical outpatient services to more than 81,000 Veterans.