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A Brief History of the Food Bank for Westchester
| 1988: |
Food-PATCH (Food – People Allied To Combat Hunger) incorporated -- September 16, 1988.
Operations consist of a man, a van and a small room at the Sharing Community in Yonkers, NY. |
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| 1990: |
Food-PATCH moves to a 10,000-sq.-ft. warehouse in Hawthorne, NY
Food-PATCH is granted Second Harvest (Feeding America) membership.
It distributes 1.6 million pounds of food each year to 108 member programs. |
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| 1993: |
Food-PATCH moves again, this time to a 15,000-sq.-ft. facility at 358 Saw Mill River Rd, Millwood, NY
It constructs a 946 sq. ft. freezer and a 376 sq. ft. refrigerator. The warehouse has only one loading dock.
116 volunteers help out annually |
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| 2000: |
Food-PATCH distributes 4.6 million pounds of food to 194 programs.
Warehouse capacity is reached!
577 volunteers help out annually, |
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| 2007: |
Food-PATCH changes its name to THE FOOD BANK FOR WESTCHESTER.
5.4 million pounds of food are distributed to 187 member programs.
Warehouse capacity is exceeded!
1,015 Volunteers help out annually. |
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| 2010: |
Food Bank for Westchester distributes 6 million pounds of food to 204 programs.
Requests for emergency food increased by 30%.
Warehouse capacity exceeded!
2,487 volunteers annually |
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| 2011: |
Food Bank for Westchester distributes 7 million pounds of food to 227 programs
Requests for emergency food increased by another 15%.
Warehouse capacity exceeded!
The Food Bank finds a larger space in Elmsford, but needs $2.2 million to renovate and equip the facility. Philanthropist Pat Lanza offers $750,000 as a challenge grant -- the challenge will expire January 1, 2012. A generous public helps the Food Bank raise $750,000 to meet the challenge. That $1.5 million, plus $700,000 the Food Bank had in reserve from a previous campaign, totaled $2.2 million -- the exact amount needed. The lease for the space at 200 Clearbrook Rd., Elmsford, NY 10523 was signed and weeks of renovations followed.
2,493 volunteers help out annually.
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2012: |
The Food Bank for Westchester moves into the newly renovated and equipped 36,688 sq. ft. facility at 200 Clearbrook Rd., Elmsford, NY 10523. The larger warehouse will enable the Food Bank to get more food out to more hungry people to help meet the increased need. Projected distribution: Optimistic – 17 million pounds
Pessimistic – 10 million pounds.
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