Many people do not realize that one in five residents in Westchester County is food insecure. According to the USDA’s definition, this means that they do not have “access at all times to enough food for active, healthy living.” By providing supplemental food, the Community Center of Northern Westchester helps to fill this gap for more than 400 families every month. Ours is a choice pantry, in which visitors to the Center choose the items they want within specified food categories, based on the size of their family. The food we distribute represents about four days worth of food each month, and would cost a family of four approximately $90 at the supermarket. Last year the Community Center gave out more than 150,000 pounds of food, an amount limited only by our resources.
We welcome and depend on donations of food to help stock our Food Pantry. We appreciate donations of the foods we need the most: (click for our printable handout.)
- Dried black and pinto beans
- Cold cereal
- Tuna
- Canned beef stew
- Spaghetti sauce
- Fruit juice
- Baby food
- Diapers