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Volunteers, from left, Sandra Graves, Karen Mobley and Sabrina Burroughs-Scott at Sharon’s Food Pantry.
Sharon’s Food Pantry, Anti-Racism Project meeting needs a year on
More than a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, food insecurity and financial worries have made Sharon’s Food Pantry, at the Rockville Centre Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, an … more
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Delivering Easter baskets to 75 children with For the Love of Pete’s Pantry were, clockwise from top left, Beth Escobar; Claudia, Daniel and Samantha Brunie; and Nicolas Escobar.
Helping their neighbors, for Pete’s sake
Growing up, sisters Jeanne Rodrigues and Beth Escobar remember their father, Pete Haller, praying for the homeless before family dinners in their New Hyde Park home. more
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Lifelong East Meadow resident Randi Shubin Dresner, president and CEO of Island Harvest Food Bank, kicked off a food distribution sponsored by Nourish New York, a statewide initiative that brought surplus state-produced dairy, meat and produce to food insecure people across Long Island and upstate.
Island Harvest to increase services
Island Harvest Food Bank, the largest hunger-relief organization on Long Island, purchased an industrial property in Melville in March for $8.1 million. The 43,560-square-foot building, on three acres of property, is twice the size of its former headquarters in Hauppauge. more
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Gary Kaufman, the founder of Nobody Starves on Long Island, made a number of trips to pick up food donations from Last Hope Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation in Wantagh.
The ‘Last Hope’ for hungry cats
Last Hope Inc. Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation, in Wantagh, hosted a St. Patrick’s Day-theme food drive March 19-21 to bring some luck to Long Island’s cats. more
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Volunteers carried boxes of food into the soup kitchen on Monday.
Soup to Nuts Soup Kitchen adjusts to pandemic
“What does a soup kitchen do in the middle of a pandemic when gathering for a meal is not safe or permitted?” asked Steve Greenfield, vice president of the Baldwin Civic Association. He … more
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The Mimi Mernin Food Pantry collects and distributes food to families in need across the North Shore.
Mimi Mernin Food Pantry, in Bayville, serves the North Shore
The Mimi Mernis Food Pantry, at the Village Church of Bayville, has served the North Shore community for nearly 20 years, and has been especially active during the coronavirus pandemic. Its essential service has recently been recognized by Rising Tide Natural Market in Glen Cove, which named the pantry its February 2021 Charity of the Month. more
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Ryan Carroll opened the Bellmore location of Carroll’s Kitchen in December. “It’s a monster of a kitchen,” he said. “It’s exactly what we needed.”
Carroll’s Kitchen in Bellmore prepared to feed thousands — again
The year is shaping up to be a busy one for Carroll’s Kitchen, a nonprofit that opened in Bellmore late last year to help feed those in need. A number of events are scheduled for the coming … more
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Molly Miskiewicz, of West Hempstead, launched Drive Out Hunger in June.
Spreading ‘a little extra love’
With the hope of spreading some Valentine’s Day love, Molly Miskiewicz, of West Hempstead, will host a food drive called “Long Island-tines Day” on Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. The … more
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Lynbrook resident Kaden Rogers collected and donated cleaning supplies and household items to the Hatzilu Rescue organization as part of his mitzvah project.
Lynbrook 12-year-old donates to Baldwin kosher pantry
When 12-year-old Kaden Rogers saw that the Covid-19 pandemic left some local families hungry and in need of household supplies, he collected donations to benefit them as part of his mitzvah project, … more
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Phil Paoli, Grand Knight of Knights of Columbus St. Agnes Council No. 2548; Julie Longwood, outreach director for The Experience Vineyard Church; and Joe Daleo, Deputy Grand Knight of the St. Agnes Knights of Columbus.
St. Agnes Knights of Columbus expands outreach
Even in normal times, the Knights of Columbus St. Agnes Council No. 2548 strives to support the community through numerous programs and fundraisers to help contribute financially to local organizations like the Interfaith Nutrition Network (INN), youth basketball, St. Vincent DePaul’s, Camp Anchor, and many more. But these are not normal times. When members of the men’s Catholic fraternity saw long lines leading up to The Experience Vineyard Church on Merrick Road, they saw another challenge to take on: local families struggling to put food on the table. more
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