Meet Our Members: ROOF Community Services

In the cozy community of Rochester, you can find a hub of activity towards the end of town on Highway 12. In this hub is located the Boys and Girls Club, a school, Grand Mound Rochester Park, and ROOF Community Services. ROOF is home to the food bank, the kids place program, and family & emergency services.
Kellie McNelly is the Executive Director of ROOF and is also a Board Member for Washington Food Coalition. She works closely with Cindy Caturia, who directly manages the food bank operations. The food bank's volume of food distributed has nearly doubled since the levels they were giving out prior to the recession. Still, these ladies meet the challenge with a smile, and a friendly atmosphere is prevalent throughout their business. The food bank is open 4 days a week, aiming to make it as easy as possible for hungry families to access its services. Clients are able to choose the foods that is most fitting to their families needs and preferences through the shopping model at this location. There are also resources posted all over the food bank to provide assistance with other types of needs and information on nutritious food options.
The other programs at ROOF compliment and expand on the food bank's services. Kids Place offers advancement for at-risk children, and family & emergency services meets other financial literacy and emergency support needed by low-income families. There is a garden in the back of the building that ROOF now manages, offering an opportunity for education as well as fresh foods brought directly into the food bank. The adjacent park lends itself perfectly for their summer meals program as well.

Learn more about ROOF Community Services by clicking here.

The garden was recently revamped through a United Day of Caring and is ready to grow!

ROOF's building is a remodeled school.

Overflow storage for the food bank is housed in the hallways.

Creativity and excellence is encouraged in the classrooms for Kid's Place.

Resources are made readily available for anyone who comes in the building. 

Food banking is fun!

Cindy and Kelly repack shelf stable milk.