NY Common Pantry
NY Common Pantry fights hunger and food insecurity through programs that establish long-term independence for its clients. One of the programs, Project Dignity, provides case-management services, including help obtaining Medicare, housing and benefits. Project Dignity also provides homeless clients with a range of concrete services, including onsite showers, laundry, haircuts/shaves, cell phones, and the use of their site as a permanent mailing address.
- Year
- 2023
- Purpose
- To provide food packages for Mobile Pantry members living in the areas served by Columbia Community Services. In the areas served by CCS, the Mobile Pantry Program provided 9,034 packages in FY22, reaching 598 individuals.
- Amount
- $12,000
- Year
- 2022
- Purpose
- The CCS grant will help with food packages for two recently added Mobile Pantry sites in the 10026 and 10031 zip codes.
- Amount
- $10,000
- Year
- 2021
- Purpose
- The grant will support the Choice Pantry, purchasing groceries of comparable quality directly from suppliers, ensuring that members continue to receive nutritionally balanced pantry packages.
- Amount
- $8,000
- Year
- 2021
- Purpose
- The CCS grant will assist with the costs of food items, packing, and distribution associated with the weekly backpack program for the school community of PS241.
- Amount
- $4,000
- Year
- 2020
- Purpose
- The CCS grant will continue to support Project Diginity which offers homeless and vulnerable New Yorkers access to financial and psycho-social resources to help them find stability that is sustainable.
- Amount
- $10,000
- Year
- 2019
- Purpose
- CCS grant covered expenses on toiletries for their essential hygiene services, detergent for laundry, printing and postage for mail services, as well as disposable plates, utensils, hairnets, and gloves for the Hot Meals program. Funding supported the New York Common Pantry's goal of providing basic services for their visitors, many of whom are homeless, through their Project Dignity program, which provides meals from Monday to Friday, as well as haircuts, mail services, and laundry.
- Amount
- $3,000