Great place to go if you like to volunteer your time and give back or if you are a person/family…read morewho is in need of assistance and need food. The folks who run the organization are great and always in need of food donations. So donations are welcome. They hold the food drive twice a month.

I volunteer with my co-workers all the time. This place humbles me. Shout out to Omar!…read more There's plenty of help needed. Depending on the size of your group. You can be either sorting food, replacing stickers on packaging to clarify ingredients. or removing tags from clothes. When my work has a volunteer day We are usually sorting food and preparing boxes to place the food. Omar's coming ~ The Wire.

I used to volunteer here in the past with my high school and then one more time with my alma mater…read more So when I wanted to do some volunteering again this past saturday, this was the first place I thought of. My group was assigned to the pasta station. It was pretty straightforward and simple. The CFB employees were helpful and very nice. Everything was easygoing, and they made sure we completed everything on time. It's honestly always been a good experience every time I've come here. The work that they do is very inspiring. I am grateful to have some small part in helping with the food insecurity in NJ. I would definitely recommend volunteering here.

Connecticut Food Bank is doing a great work for many of the organizations that help those that are…read morein need. Companies should continue to give, or start giving toward CFB, especially during times like these. There are many people that benefit from the CFB and the generosity of others. Staff is friendly, helpful and love what they do, keep on doing CFB... you guys ROCK!

This is Review Number of (MAESTRO or MAESTRA a few notes on the piano if you please) Two (Dos, Yee)…read moreof this Category! I see the first person and he local person gave only TWO STAR! If one reads any reviews of TIGER on any Food Bank on any Salvation Army Corps, glad all I write used helping children that town, that state! I the TIGER also mentioned many if not all Local People give low of one star or of two star, any can give three star, and the out town people give high of four star or of five star, the out state people give high of four star or of five star Okay, so recently got thank you sent $5.10 just like home town Area Code! For every dollar they receive, this Food Bank able turn into six dollar worth food, wow, so this situation will be eleven dollar ten cent worth food, wow that should be start help the children of Nazareth Pennsylvania, The Keystone State! News Letter, wow, a program call Military Share! Wow I like the idea, food given to our military members! There over sixty five thousand active and veterans in this six county region! Thank you to this Food Bank for helping the military, they serve our country, again, great idea! Glad my donation helping the children of Nazareth Pennsylvania, again The Keystone State!

I recently found out that not all donations intended for Second Harvest Food Bank are given to…read morepurchase and distribute the food and that some funds are given to the "Community Action Lehigh Valley" nonprofit. Please be more transparent with the public as to how much of each donation goes DIRECTLY to purchasing and distributing food locally and what amount goes to this community action nonprofit, whose mission statement below does NOT seem to point to the main mission of any food bank, which in my mind is to improve nutrition and eliminate hunger: "The mission of Community Action Lehigh Valley is to improve the quality of life in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas by building communities in which all people have access to economic opportunity, the ability to pursue that opportunity, and a voice in the decisions that affect their lives." Also, another reviewer in this space talked about the difference of nutritious foods given between families and the elderly. This definitely gives me pause that perhaps this large conglomerate, nationwide food bank is not providing enough oversight on nutrition and distribution methodologies. I used to give generous amounts to the Second Harvest Food Bank but I now give directly to local smaller foodbanks who provide nutritious food through volunteerism that serve their communities.

Do you want to do something that will make you feel good? Why not get together with some friends or…read morebusiness partners and go volunteer in your community? Today, one of the professional organizations I belong to sponsored a Community Service Day at CUMAC in Paterson, NJ. Their website describes CUMAC as a "non-profit organization dedicated to feeding people and changing lives. Our team works to alleviate hunger and its root causes for those in need in Paterson, Passaic County and northern New Jersey." Our team worked on breaking down the fruits and vegetables donated by local supermarkets into individual family-sized bags. What a wonderful feeling it is to help people and make a difference in someone's life. I know we did today. CUMAC also has a thrift store on site, but lots of the clothing are given away to families under stress. Business suits are also available for client's job interviews. It is a very humbling experience to spend a few hours in service to others. Now it's your turn......

Today I did a nice review with the lady in the waiting room that now I'd wish to take back after…read morethe elderly lady whom I've learned is the owner said some disgusting things you could ever say to a person in need and that person was me. She said and I quote that my getting help for my family of 10 was ripping them off. No one could say or do anything to her because she was the owner. I was so embarrassed by what she said to me and the fact that I was already embarrassed coming in there this just made me further embarrassed to even get help for my family!!!

GrowNYC + Uptown Grand Central partner together to bring our neighborhood an affordable CSA bag…read moreeach week. It's a tiered price, ranging $14-20. We pay $20 and it's an amazing deal still. They are out there, really, Carey is every week, rain, shine or snowstorm. You don't have to subscribe to a whole season so it's very flexible. You can also get fresh eggs, bread, baked goodies and other pantry necessities each week. They're practicing good covid safety with distanced line spacing and masks and gloves for all the workers. In pre-covid times they also had composting. That's on hold for now. An incredible non-profit to donate to as well!

The Gus Truck travels so I've only been to this Central Islip location…read more Each time I go it's mainly been me, Ruben, Kate, Melissa & Paul aka Linda who is Ruben's friend. Ruben works the outside & gets the names while the rest of us work the inside of the truck handing out breakfasts to the families. The families get to choose cold cereal or oatmeal if it's available. We make up bags of assorted breakfast items. Granola bars, juice, milk, fruit cups., etc. Everything you need including spoons. I really enjoy being able to help out others who are not as fortunate to have a good meal whenever they want. I love the fact that LI Cares affords you the ability to personally hand out the food directly to the people who need it. No wondering where your money goes, hoping it's actually reaching the people. It is. The appreciation shows on their face when you hand them that bag. Everyone is kind & gracious. So for me it's a win win situation. Everyone including the volunteers leaves with a smile on their face. From what I've experienced Long Island Cares is a great organization that directly helps & effects the community. Check them out in your spare time. Giving back is so fulfilling! Especially if you have a great crew like Denis, Ruben, Kate, Melissa, & Paul aka Linda to work with. They make giving back even more fun. 7-2-2016

After talking with my Yelp Girly Christina one day saying how I'd love to do the truck my…read moreopportunity finally opened up and I was able to jump aboard. I can totally seeing this being a complete hoot when Ruben, PaulLinda, and Melissa on the truck. Dennis may think I'm a little too wired for the morning but it's quite alright. Hahah. Unfortunately Christina and I were on the truck for a short amount of time because our big rush was when we first opened up the truck. But let me tell you... it is so fulfilling to see the community you're helping out. Everyone was pleasant and grateful for our smiling faces on the truck giving them their breakfast. Like I will continue to say next time you guys need me just let me know and I'll hopefully be able to help out. Plus the laughs... if y'all know Christina and that infectious laugh you know it's a good time. So thanks y'all for letting me jump aboard. :)

I love the people and their performances and prayers are great a shout to Josh the new pastor who…read moretook over for Mike

My, My, My....how things have changed at Family Church and for the better!…read more Important: If you read nothing else beyond this first line, just know that reviews for churches are SOOOOO subjective because everyone's needs are different. I do my very best to be objective and I encourage you to always visit any church you have your heart set on and see for YOURSELF if it's fits what you need at that particularly point in your life. Updated Review: I remember visiting this church over 10 years ago and I believe the senior pastor's father was the senior pastor at the time. My experience then was not so good as I vaguely recall the pastor preaching and what stuck with me the most was something he said about owning a sports car or some vehicle that he felt he deserved and he got it. I don't want to mince words espciecally based on my aging memory for something that left me butt hurt over a decade ago. All I know is that first visit left a negative lasting impression until I visited again about 4 years ago. My more recent visit 4 years ago and this very year (2021) it was senior pastor Mike, presumably the son of the previous pastor, who was teaching. I have to say my experience years ago and this very year were extremely positive!! Pastor Mike truly brings a message of healing and hope. I'm a seasoned christian (if that even exists) and have heard messages for the past 20+ years and Mike brings fresh invitational messages of hope. The old school ways were very strict in condemnation, judgement and basically the Bible verbatim in literal form. The pastor doesn't waver from biblical truths, he just delivers the message in a way that God knows the people of this world need it now (today) because what was needed years ago might not resonate with the people of today. Isn't God mighty and ALL knowing? Well wether we like it or not the Bible does not change but the delivery of the message could be tweaked to encourage others to seek the truth from within the pages of that very book we all wholeheartedly believe in. I remember even being a christian for over a decade I'd hear a pastor preaching a message that truly felt condemning in a way that made even me feel like, "Wow! I'm doomed and there's no way out, no repentance!" but that's not how people should feel and the pastor at Family Church teaches right and wrong but in a good way. Doesn't the bible have a verse somewhere that says to say things in love? In summary: Check the place our for yourself cause you owe it to yourself to seek out the place that right for YOU; not me or another person reviewing the (or any) church. I say this in all my church reviews because these types of reviews are subjective.