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!

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!!!

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!

Connecticut Foodshare Headquarters is located in Wallingford, Connecticut. Connecticut Foodshare…read moresupports individuals and families from one end of the state to another by addressing root causes, creating long-term solutions, and distributing nutritious food through local partner programs to alleviate hunger. I got the opportunity to volunteer at Connecticut Foodshare from a fellow foodie who invited other foodie content creators. We had a great time, and we were able to help families all across the world. We had to go through an assortment of foods to ensure they were good, and we made boxes with assorted foods. We packed 16,637 pounds of food that would provide 13,864 meals for families. I'm excited that we had the chance to volunteer at Connecticut Foodshare, where I became an integral part of a team and provided essential support to those facing food insecurity.

Connecticut Foodshare HQ is located in Wallingford, CT with 85,000 square feet of space running…read moreoperations with 120 employees and gets assistance majority from volunteers. They have a beautiful mission to deliver an informed and equitable response to hunger by mobilizing community partners. I got the opportunity to volunteer with a group, all invited by word of mouth to sort produce separating spoiled products from the good ones. The staff were incredible with giving us the information we needed to directing us on how we can assist multiple families in need. At the end of the day, as a group we boxed 16,637 pounds of food that would impact 13,864 meals. That's incredible for 3 hours! It is amazing work and I commend all their staff for what they are doing every day to feed families in need!

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.

Came early to unload my truck. There were a few trucks in front of me waiting in two lines, so I…read morechose one of them. After a while, when it was almost my turn, a guy--he said his name was John--came up to me and told me I couldn't wait in the left line because it was only for their company trucks. He said I had to move to the right line and go all the way back to the end. I tried talking to the guy inside the building, showed them that I was first on their check-in list, tried explaining it to John, but they didn't care. They saw me waiting in the left line since I arrived, but nobody told me anything until it was almost my turn.

This review is not for this wonderful, historic, small Episcopal Church in the rural community of…read moreMilton, rather for the neat little Free Library Box set up adjacent to the church. A young woman, Sara, spearheaded the idea for this box, the only one anywhere around. It stays consistently well stocked with lots additions and subtractions; it's a great idea well utilized. The church, BTW, has a congregation under 40, a regular priest and a membership very committed to faith and outreach to the larger community. Note: we are members, so there's some serious prejudice involved here. But even if you are not Episcopalian, we invite you to share the pleasures of this box.

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.

If you go to the correct website (the link here on Yelp appears to be incorrect - the correct…read morewebsite is https://feedingwestchester.org/ and not the "Food Bank for Westchester" link shown in the Yelp profile here), you will see the services they offer, and the help they can seriously utilize. They will connect you with a variety of Food Banks, Food Pantries, Soup Kitchens, and a Mobile Food Pantry. With cold weather and an uncertain political landscape rapidly approaching, please utilize the services of Feeding Westchester ahead of finding yourself in an actual "food emergency". If you are in such a position, please consider donating some funds to feed a hungry neighbor, donating some food for feeding seniors and children, or offering your time to volunteer, please do so. The food is healthy, it is free, and it is plentiful. Feeding Westchester is a phenomenal organization; they will steward us through whatever difficulties life should throw at us. God bless, and be well. PS: I see a review on here from 2019 (it is also a review from an account with only one review -- hmmmm...). This one-star review (amazingly unjustified, in my opinion, too) - this is obviously skewing the "stars" to be lower than they ought to be.

I Donated a great deal of food to The food bank for Westchester…read more Most of it perished as this placed mismanaged its storage. Not using them again .

"Because I'm hungry for those good things, baby Hungry…read morethrough and through I'm hungry for that sweet life, baby With a real fine girl like you" (Hungry - Paul Revere and the Raiders) "Hungry" should be a word in a song lyric and never a word needed by someone in real life. The Windsor Food Bank's Mission Statement is simple. It strives to ensure "that no resident goes hungry, is cold, or is without basic necessities". They offer community assistance in the forms of food, fuel, prescription medication, public transportation passes, and vouchers and gift cards for their clients to buy household items and clothing. I became involved with the Windsor Food Bank when I was asked to run a charity event at work. After speaking with their Windsor Social Services, we agreed to host a food drive for delivery in early November. The WFB was very responsive to my e-mails and always answered my questions promptly, like when I asked if they had their own collection boxes we could use. We borrowed six of their plastic crates that folded up flat and were very easy to transport and set up. WFB also gave us a list of their most needed items -Peanut Butter and Jelly, Pasta and Spaghetti Sauce, Macaroni and Cheese, Canned Meats, Crackers, Cereal, Baked Beans, Canned Vegetables, Canned Fruit, Fruit Juice, Condiments, Coffee, Tea, Hot Cocoa, Paper Towels, Tissues, Personal Care Items, Soap and Shampoo, and Baby Wipes. They also gave us a list of Thanksgiving items - Instant Mashed Potatoes, Stuffing, Cranberry Sauce, Gravy Mixes, Canned Vegetables, Bread and Muffin Mixes, and Dessert Mixes. We printed these on some flyers and posted them in four of our different business centers. We set up their collection boxes around our work campus and delivered everything today. They were waiting for us with manpower and rolling carts to unload our three cars and a truck. We all worked together to move the cans and boxes and jars and packets inside. After we took a group photo, we were walking back to our vehicles and it struck us all as to how good it felt to have done this collection program. The WFB needs your help, and they need food donations more than they need volunteer hour donations. They accept donations from 9 am to 4pm Monday to Friday.

December 13, 2020 I…read moreglad support any Food Bank. Each dollar turned into seven dollars worth of food, so if I send dollar five cents, is turned into seven dollars and thirty five cents worth of food. That is the start to help children, this situation children of Windsor, Connecticut. This is second review of this Food Bank. Glad help children of Windsor, Connecticut, The Constitution State. As I write this, I know tomorrow is another date mark of the shooting at the school of Newtown, Connecticut. My thoughts and my prayers still with friends in Newtown and all over state of Connecticut.