Since inception, The Westchester Community Foundation has operated as an affiliate of The New York Community Trust.
As part of our centennial celebrations, we are creating a single, unified organization to more powerfully advocate for our region with one voice.
We will still maintain our physical offices in Westchester with the same dedicated staff who will continue to honor and build upon our relationships with local nonprofits and communities.
You can now find us at: https://www.thenytrust.org/westchester/
The Westchester Index is at westchesterindex.org.
The New York Community Trust. For Westchester. Forever.
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Small emergency-food pantries with limited storage capacity and no refrigeration have struggled to provide fresh, nutritious food to their clients.
With grants totaling $457,000 in the past year, the Foundation has helped increase the availability of fresh, nutritious food, and supported innovative and effective approaches aimed at strengthening the overall food distribution network.
Rev. Kevin Van Hook II, Executive Director of Episcopal Charities, visits a local feeding program. Photo by Episcopal Charities
Episcopal Charities of New York works to meet basic human needs through its network of parishes and programs in 10 counties, including Westchester. It has piloted an innovative bulk-purchasing program with Driscoll Foods to provide local pantries with items such as meat and shelf-stable milk at reduced prices. The Foundation’s support has helped bring the program to Westchester pantries.
Meals on Main Street at Caritas of Port Chester is creating a food hub that provides space to store refrigerated food at smaller pantries. With the Foundation’s support, Caritas is providing more fresh food to smaller pantries throughout Westchester. A Pop-Up Pantry program will take food directly to food insecure neighborhoods.
The program is staffed by graduates of Hudson Link for Higher Education, which provides college education, life skills, and reentry support to people who are incarcerated.
