Selfless volunteers throughout Bellmore-Merrick are giving back for Thanksgiving this year. On Saturday, Nov. 21, Connect Church of Bellmore hosted its annual Families Feeding Families event, … more

The Mary Brennan Interfaith Nutrition Network soup kitchen in Hempstead will hold a no-contact Thanksgiving food drive this Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to noon. The INN is at 100 Madison Ave. … more

Congregation Ohav Sholom, in Merrick, will host its first-ever Hungerthon in partnership with Long Island Cares, home of The Harry Chapin Food Bank, on Nov. 9. The fundraiser is a concert/food drive hybrid aimed at helping the hungry on Long Island. more

Community members are invited to stamp out hunger this Saturday by participating in the nation’s largest single-day food drive. The collection benefits Island Harvest Food Bank — a … more

More than 150 families in need enjoyed Thanksgiving meals on Thursday, thanks to volunteers from Bellmore community organizations and institutions. more

Nancy, the Cupcake Lady gave Bellmore residents the chance to have their cake and eat it too recently. For the fourth straight syear, cupcake lovers made their way to the Bedford Avenue bakery for … more

When people in other parts of the country think of Long Island, they may imagine lavish Hamptons soirees attended by A-list Hollywood glitterati. They see Gold Coast palaces. But this American paradise has a desperate side that is too often hidden by the glare of its wealth. more

Traditionally, food drives to benefit the hungry are scheduled around Thanksgiving and extended through the December holidays, at most through the turn of the New Year. This year, however, as the economy took a turn for the worse, Assembly Dave McDonough, a Republican representing Bellmore-Merrick, kept his annual food drive going year 'round, the need for food just as compelling this summer and early fall. Since November, hundreds of pounds of food have been collected, but much more needs to be done, the assemblyman said. Donations of canned goods and other non-perishable food items may be dropped off at McDonough's district office at 404 Bedford Ave. in Bellmore. All donations are delivered to local food pantries in the area for distribution to families in need. more