Meet Tina Hernandez, RIFA’s Office Administrator!
Due to inclement weather, the RIFA administrative office, Thrift Store, and donation door will be closed Wednesday, February 19th. The Soup Kitchen will be open for regular service times.
The City of Jackson in partnership with Tennessee Homeless Solutions, First United Methodist Church, Area Relief Ministries, RIFA, and West Tennessee Healthcare Hope & Healing Foundation will extend emergency services to provide a Temporary Warming Center for homeless men, women and children for freezing weather days beginning Tuesday night, February 18, 2025, and continuing through Thursday night, February 20, 2025.
Meet Ellen Bennet, RIFA’s Online Sales Manager!
We're happy to share that RIFA distributed 590,020 meals in 2024!
Affordable Housing Resources in Jackson, Tennessee.
This newsletter is an attempt to help our community stay informed of job opportunities. It is our hope and prayer that this newsletter will grow and more companies will inform us of job openings. If you would like to share employment opportunities to be published in RIFA Job News, please contact us at (731) 427-7963 or email Abby at aallen@rifajackson.org.
Meet Deb Utley, RIFA’s Thrift Store Manager!
With Christmas and New Years quickly approaching, we wanted to share our hours of operation for the holidays!
The 9th Annual LOLO Christmas Show & Gospel Brunch is almost here!
Meet Thomas Brown, RIFA’s Senior Warehouse Manager!
Meet Denice Walton, RIFA’s Director of Development!
Join us this Thanksgiving at the 20th annual Gold’s Gym/Fleet Feet Turkey Day 5K! Lace up your running (or walking) shoes and bring the family out for a fun morning before heading home to your Thanksgiving celebrations.
With the holidays quickly approaching, we need your support to provide a traditional holiday meal for families in need!
Here at RIFA, our staff was thrilled to host our third Coffee & Community, presented by First Citizens National Bank!
Meet Shaka Smith, RIFA Thrift Store’s Assistant Manager!
Meet Kevin Engelhardt, RIFA’s Warehouse Associate!
Canstruction 2024: An Evening with Mike Goodwin, presented by Foundation Bank, was held Thursday, September 26th at the Carl Perkins Civic Center in downtown Jackson.
Meet Abby Allen, RIFA’s Community Outreach Coordinator!
Meet Mary Roebuck, RIFA’s Receptionist!
Meet Lee Ann Minard, RIFA's Donations Processor!
Meet Britani Cornelius, RIFA’s Administrative Coordinator!
RIFA was thrilled to host its second Coffee & Community, presented by First Citizens National Bank!
Meet Erin Mount, RIFA’s Development Coordinator!
RIFA will be hosting the 13th annual Pack the Bus food drive on Saturday, August 3rd, 2024, at five local grocery stores in Jackson.
RIFA is thrilled to announce Canstruction 2024: An Evening with Mike Goodwin, presented by Foundation Bank. The 19th annual event will be held on Thursday, September 26th, 2024, at the Carl Perkins Civic Center in Downtown Jackson.
We’d like to introduce you to RIFA’s Vice President of the Board of Directors, Cassandra Fuller. Serving on the board since July 2021, her term as Board Vice President began July 1st 2023. We’re so thankful to have her in this role. We spoke with Cassandra about how she came to know about RIFA and her involvement with the organization over the past few years.
RIFA hosted its annual Volunteer Appreciation Event, presented by Cadence Bank and Love & Truth Church, at Baker Bros. BBQ, Tuesday, April 23rd. The annual event is hosted to thank RIFA’s volunteers and recognize them for their dedication to the organization in the fight against hunger here in our community.
RIFA is excited to partner with the USPS and the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) as they conduct their national food drive, Stamp Out Hunger, on Saturday, May 11, 2024. Since 1993, this food drive has helped feed millions of Americans each year.
RIFA is thrilled to announce a new donor appreciation event, Coffee & Community! The inaugural event was hosted on March 19 at RIFA. It was a joy to spend time with some of our donors and to show our heartfelt appreciation for their support of the mission of RIFA.
Today’s I am RIFA features RIFA’s Community Outreach ministry. Cheyenne Rogers, our Community Outreach Coordinator, sat down to share with us about the ministry and the different ways it serves our patrons.
Meet Denice Walton, RIFA’s Donor and Community Relations Manager. Instead of our typical interview style, Denice took the time to write her own story. We hope you enjoy learning more about how Denice came to RIFA, her role of sharing RIFA with the community, and, most importantly, how passionate she is about our donors and patrons alike.
As we look forward to fighting hunger together in the coming year, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on 2023 and thank you for the incredible impact were able to make in our community. In 2023, RIFA distributed 611,405 meals to those in need. We could not have done that without your support. Whether it was through monetary donations, food or items donated, volunteering, or your prayers, you enabled us to reach out with the love of Christ to help people in need by providing physical and spiritual nourishment.
Help RIFA Tackle Hunger with the 2024 Souper Bowl of Caring!
