07.19.2020 Community Making a Difference: As reopening continues, demand remains high at food pantries On Monday morning, the staff at RISE Main Street Market Food Pantry in Riverhead received a familiar call. A family in Riverhead — two adults, two small children and...
03.23.2020 COVID-19 CAST sees huge increase in need for food at its pantry Before the COVID-19 virus struck, Community Action Southold Town was distributing about $1,200 a week in food to needy families and individuals at its Greenport food pantry. That was...
04.01.2019 Community North Fork United Methodist Church move will uproot food pantry More than 35 families flock each week to a tiny building outside Cutchogue’s North Fork United Methodist Church in order to put food on the table.
02.11.2016 Community Photos: Fundraiser at Martha Clara benefits local food pantries Martha Clara Vineyards in Riverhead hosted the fourth annual Charitable Food Pantry Fundraiser on Tuesday night.
02.06.2014 Agriculture Federal farm bill cutting food stamps benefits for NY’ers Area food pantries and soup kitchens are preparing for an uptick in demand as some eastern Suffolk County households that currently receive assistance from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
11.11.2013 Community Pantries feeling pressure following food stamp cuts Close to 150 hungry neighbors lined up by the Peconic riverfront in downtown Riverhead Friday afternoon, waiting on line in the cold to pick up grocery items compliments of...