The Food Pantry will be distributing food on Saturday, March 27 from 9 to 11. Clients should be aware that the Town of Yorktown Easter Egg Hunt will be that same morning at Downing Park across from the...
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40 Cans for Lent: Uncomfortable Truths of Food Insecurity
This week we invite you to internalize some of the uncomfortable truths of food insecurity. In our comfortable lives, the hunger in our neighbors is invisible –so it is uncomfortable to realize...
Pantry News
The Pantry continues to operate, rain or shine, in heat or cold. We are so grateful for the loyal support of our volunteers, congregation, community and local businesses. We are grateful to the Communications...
40 Cans For Lent — Thinking about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
This week we invite you into a more personal relationship with our hungry neighbors. When you go shopping this week, we encourage you to check whether the products you purchase are available on SNAP benefits...
Our 40 Cans For Lent Practice
40 Cans for Lent invites us to donate 40 cans to the pantry over the 40 days of Lent and to do eight weekly practices that raise our awareness of the lives of those experiencing food insecurity. This...
40 Cans for Lent: The Practice of Crossing the Threshold
It is easy to forget sometimes how close many of our neighbors are to being food insecure. Whether it be a missed paycheck or a new diagnosis, one can find themselves there very quickly. It is comforting...
Packing Lightly at the Pantry
Many times what products list as a serving size does not accurately reflect how we eat. To better appreciate what the food we distribute means to each family, we invite you to see how far you can stretch...
40 Cans for Lent: A Pilgrimage into the Wilderness of Food Insecurity
40 Cans for Lent invites us to donate 40 cans to the pantry over the 40 days of Lent and to do eight weekly practices that raise our awareness of the lives of those experiencing food insecurity. This pilgrimage...
Please Consider Signing Petition for Non-profit Emergency Food Workers Vaccination
Please give strong consideration to signing this petition to let non-profit emergency food workers be included in Phase 1B of New York’s Covid vaccination plan. All you have to do is to click on...
Our Annual Collection of Canned Goods for the “Souper Bowl” is On!
Each year we celebrate Super Bowl Sunday with donations of canned goods. Even though we won’t be meeting in person, you are still invited to participate in this event! Drop off canned goods (soups,...