So much generosity was expressed in our “Souper Bowl of Caring” yesterday. The Mohansic School contributed 278 cans of soup to our Food Pantry, and our congregation contributed 130 cans of...
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Item of the Month for February: Canned Fruit or Fruit Juice
Canned fruit (and bottles of fruit juice) are popular items at our Food Pantry, and part of the requirement that we provide a balanced selection of fruit, vegetables, grains, and proteins. As you know,...
Souper Bowl of Caring – February 2
The Souper Bowl of Caring is the result of thousands of young people joining together to fight hunger and poverty in their local communities. This unique, youth-led movement of caring is transforming...
Item of the Month for January: Hearty Soup
As you know, we now have a Full Choice model at the Food Pantry, where our clients can choose items that best fulfill the needs of their household. We buy food in bulk from Feeding Westchester, but...
The Hat and Mitten Tree
Each year in December we are able to give hats and mittens to our Food Pantry families through the generous donations to our hat and mitten tree, and especially due to the very generous knitters who donated...
Our Outreach to Beaveridge Seniors: Can You Help?
The Food Pantry team is looking for help delivering bags of groceries and elder care supplies to the Beaveridge senior citizens community. This is a twice-a-month effort, and substitute/backup drivers...
Item of the Month for December: Boxed Macaroni and Cheese
This reliable pantry supply is very popular with our clients as a quick source of protein and calcium. It flies off our shelves when we can offer it — won’t you help us be able to do so? When...
The Big Pre-Thanksgiving Food Pantry
Today we helped 186 families. We started with 60 ordered turkeys and received 49 more as donations. We only had 5 turkeys left at the end, so 104 of our families took turkeys, and the balance took...
Giving Sunday December 8
Time to put the Annual Giving Sunday on your calendar: Sunday, December 8. Choose from one (or all) of the following giving opportunities. (If you will not be at the church on December 8, you can drop...
Food Pantry Matching Grant Dollars in Jeopardy
The FPCY Food Pantry has a matching grant that is critical in its ability to serve the hungry. This Grant will match all of the monetary donations that individuals give (up to $10,000 each year). These...