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Keeping up with RCS

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how to use RSS

how to use RSS

This is a PICTURE of the symbol for RSS, which stands for Really Simple Syndication.

That's just a fancy way of saying that you can get "Feeds" for this website delivered right to your mailbox or favorite reader. You have seen Feeds before even if you didn't realize it. Think of the news that streams along the bottom of the television screen when there is important news or severe weather that the station wants to keep you informed of without interrupting your program. That is a "feed". A continuous stream of updates.

A "Feed Reader" is very much like a mailbox where all the things you want to read, get delivered to you as soon as they are updated. But instead of you giving out your email address or having to bookmark all the things you want to read, they are delivered to you in one very convenient place.

Feed Readers are FREE and available through most ISP's and email providers like Google, Yahoo, AOL, etc. When you click the RSS icon, it will take you to a page where you can select where you want your updates to go. If you don't already have a "Feed Reader" setup, don't worry. When you choose the type of reader (for example Google), you will be redirected to a page where you can enter your account information OR setup a new account.

If you prefer to get your updates by email, just enter your email address in the space provided (above where you see the mail icon) and click subscribe.

You can also get just the comments updates. This works the same way as the RSS button.

What are you waiting for? Give it a try! Even if you don't want to use it, you'll at least know what it is when you see that symbol everywhere online.

RCS Programs & Services

RCS supports the needs of individuals in the community through more than a dozen different program. Below is a list of some of those programs.

  • Soup Kitchen
  • Health Screening
  • Food Pantry
  • Shelter for the Homeless
  • Clothing Closet
  • Financial Assistance
  • Rent & Utility
  • Prescription Medication
  • Transportation Assistance
  • The Emergency Food Assistance Program
  • Warehouse Distribution
  • Disaster Relief and Recovery
  • Perishable and Prepared Food Recovery

Seven days a week, RCS gathers good food from area grocery stores, restaurants and produce growers that would otherwise be destroyed.  This food is used in our Food Pantry, Soup Kitchen and Homeless Shelter, and shared with three senior/disabled adults housing sites and after-school programs for at-risk youth.

In addition, RCS provides our clients with basic health screenings through the services of East Carolina University School of Nursing.

For more information on the services and programs that RCS provides, be sure to visit the individual Program or Service Pages. To find those pages, look under PROGRAMS on the Menu.

IN 2010 RCS:

  • Provided over 2,254 households
    with groceries from our Food Pantry.
  • Prepared and served 55,541 meals
    in the Soup Kitchen.
  • Provided emergency shelter for
    236 men, women and children.
  • Assisted 540 households with
    rent and utilities.
  • Processed over 563 pharmacy
    prescriptions and fuel vouchers.
  • Gathered over 402,000 pounds
    of food from area businesses
    and restaurants.

Most of the work done through these programs is done by volunteers. Volunteers are the lifeblood of RCS. You can find more information about RCS volunteers and volunteering opportunities by going to the Volunteering page of our website.

RCS Schedule of Services

To print the Schedule of Services, click this link.

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