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Food Bank Mission
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The mission of the Food Bank for Westchester is to lead, engage and educate Westchester County in creating a hunger-free environment.
WHO WE SERVE
The Food Bank for Westchester serves over 220 local hunger-relief programs throughout Westchester, including food pantries, soup kitchens, child and adult day-care centers, and shelters. The Food Bank provides 95% of all the food given to hungry families, children and seniors as cooked meals or groceries to take home.
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Who HelpS Us
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We just got a grant from the Westchester Community Foundation! They gave us $52,000 for our Hurricane Sandy relief efforts and expenses. They also made a previous grant of $40,000 for our Adopt-a-Pantry program to increase the availability of food at food pantries. And they made an earlier grant of $15,000 to support our Food Growing Program. We thank this great partner.

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Thanks to the Kraft Foods Foundation (now known as Mondelez International Foundation) and Feeding America for providing the Food Bank's new Kraft Mobile Food Pantry to bring fresh food to hard-to-reach communities and people at high risk of hunger and food insecurity. Thanks also to Stop & Shop Supermarkets for partnering with the Food Bank in this initiative. Look for the pantry truck around the county in coming weeks and months.

The Food Bank’s Valentine’s Day Wine-Tasting Dinner was postponed to March 15 because of Snowstorm Nemo. Thanks to this hard-working team who made the event a great success and to the evening’s honoree, Tom Lalla, of Pernod-Ricard USA. L. to R: Joanne Carroll Homlish, Tom Lalla, Anne Ring, Jean Marie Connolly, and Food Bank Board Member Scott Boilen.

Students from Scarsdale Middle School in the Food Bank clean room packing Green Thumb produce – fresh corn, yellow squash and oranges -- for hungry people as part of their Hunger 101 curriculum.

Staff from Kraft Foods in Tarrytown in our warehouse recently where they packed BackPack bags of food for hungry children for the weekend. Thank you, Kraft Foods!

Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger has donated $10,000 for political advocacy efforts. The grant will support Food Bank initiatives advocating for hunger relief and a hunger-free environment. With politicians in Washington proposing major cuts to vital anti-hunger programs to balance the budget, the timing of this donation couldn’t be better.


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2013 HUNGER HEROES AWARDS BREAKFAST

Congratulations to our 2013 Hunger Heroes:

  • Volunteer Award: Duke Searles, VA Hudson Valley Food Pantry, Montrose
  • Service Provider: Leake & Watts, Yonkers
  • Donor: Panera Bread, all Westchester stores
  • Corporate Award: ShopRite

Join us as we honor them!

How You Can Help
Hurricane Sandy caused historic devastation to Westchester, and many of our neighbors are still without power. The Nor’easter then brought inches of snow, making matters worse. Those who are hungry or at risk of hunger when conditions are normal greatly need our help now.

What can you do to help? You can donate funds to the Food Bank online or by calling (914) 923-1100 or mailing a check payable to the Food Bank for Westchester to 200 Clearbrook Rd., Elmsford, NY 10523.

Or you can donate food. food drop-offs can be accepted at our warehouse Monday to Friday 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Most-needed food items (no glass containers, please):
  • Tuna
  • Bread
  • Bananas
  • Oranges
  • Apples
  • Shelf-stable milk (32-oz. or 8-oz. box)
  • Cereal
  • Granola bars
  • Peanut butter (plastic containers only, please)
  • Peanut butter and jelly (squeeze bottle)
  • Juice boxes
  • Crackers
  • Meal-in-a-can
  • Applesauce or mixed fruit cup
  • Cheese and/or peanut butter sandwich crackers
  • Personal hygiene products
    • - Toilet paper
    • - Hand-sanitizer wipes
    • - Tissues
VIEW OUR 8-MIN VIDEO

Thank you to Matthew David Wachsman who donated his expertise and time to create this video
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FEEDING AMERICA PSAs
Feeding America, the national food bank network, garnered Hollywood talent to make these hunger-prevention PSAs – click here….
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MEET OUR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Ellen Lynch, of White Plains, has joined the Food Bank as executive director. She was formerly President & CEO of the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency. In her new role, she will guide the Food Bank’s funding and operations to build capacity at the new 37,000-sq.-ft. Elmsford facility. More details…

FOOD BANK 2011-12 ANNUAL REPORT JUST PUBLISHED

The latest Food Bank for Westchester Annual Report is hot off the presses! Click here to see it…

New Food Bank PSA

THANK YOU to WHUD Chief Operating Officer Jason Finkelberg and President & Creative Director of Fastforward Communications Adam Handler for this awesome Public Service Announcement that aired on WHUD 100.7 and The PEAK 107.1 recently. Click here…. listen to mp3

Remember: Hunger doesn’t take a holiday.

SAVE THESE DATES!

Golden Scoop Corporate Championship
Friday, May 17, 2013
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Golden ScoopA friendly competition among corporate friends of the Food Bank. Teams of employees vie to re-pack the most food in 60 minutes and the chance to win the coveted Golden Scoop Trophy! For information, contact Katy Coppinger at 923-1100 x 206 or katy.coppinger@foodbankforwestchester.org


Hunger Heroes Awards Breakfast
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Tappan Hill, Tarrytown

Join us as we honor the Hunger Heroes in Westchester County: a Service Provider, a Volunteer, a Donor and a Corporation, whose efforts have made a major impact in the fight against hunger


Food Bank Warehouse Tours

  • Monday, May 20, 1:00-1:30 PM
  • Wednesday, July 24, 2:00-2:30 PM
Contact Lucy Harrington (914) 923-1100 ext. 226 to register
FOOD GROWING PROGRAM

The 2013 growing season is here and the Food Bank’s Food Growing Program is off and running. This program partners with local organizations that have unused land and an available workforce to grow produce for the hungry. Our community partners for the 2013 growing season:

Leake & Watts Residential Campus, Yonkers
Leake & Watts: Woodfield Cottage, Valhalla
Muscoot Farm, Katonah
New York School for the Deaf, White Plains
Westchester County Department of Correction, Valhalla
Westchester Land Trust: Sugar Hill Farm, Bedford Hills

Learn more about this program and our partner sites by clicking here.

THE FOOD BANK'S NEW HOME

Food Bank Grand Opening of new location in Elmsford

200 Clearbrook Road, Elmsford, NY 10523
Phone: (914) 923.1100
Office Fax: (914) 923.1198
Warehouse Fax: (914) 909.3801
www.foodbankforwestchester.org

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