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Everything seems to slow down for the lazy, hot days of August. But that’s not the case at the Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry. Our number of clients continues to hover around 100 families each week, including about 8 Ukrainian families who have fled their country since the war started. One to 2 new families joinContinue reading “August 2022”

Certain foods remind us of home—a place and a time in life—food that is shared around a table with people we love. For the families who fled the war in Ukraine and now stand in line at our pantry, they long for bowls of borscht, varenyky (dumplings), kasha and semolina for making breakfast porridge. AndContinue reading “July 2022”

We ended the first half of the year with another jump in the weekly numbers. We served 119 families, representing 332 people (195 adults, 106 children, 31 seniors). That reflects, of course, price inflation set off by the international supply chain crisis and by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We are preparing for what mayContinue reading “June 2022”

It’s hard to believe we are almost halfway through another year of challenges.  Just when we thought COVID was ebbing, another onslaught of infections hit so many, including some of our valuable volunteers. But with adversity, we find we pull together to make sure our neighbors in need continue to benefit from our pantry.  SoContinue reading “May 2022”

Some scary statistics have been coming our way recently.  Food prices are up 15% since March 2020.  A recent survey of Feeding Westchester clients found that for 66% of them, their local food pantry was their primary source of food.  In Westchester, the second wealthiest county in New York, 1 in every 5 children lacksContinue reading “April 2022”

Weatherwise, it was a wildly wicked Winter!  Not much snow, but erratic temperatures, ferocious ice and wind storms, and the odd deluge of rain had an impact on both the first quarter and the month of March.  Other factors affecting our results were the continuing Covid-19 epidemic (Up? Down? Over? Lurking?), and the Russian invasionContinue reading “March 2022”

Hi Neighbors! In addition to Groundhog Day and Valentine’s Day, did you know that February 17th was Random Acts of Kindness Day? We did our best to keep that day going all month here at the Pantry. This is thanks to the generous support we receive from Stop & Shop, MOM’S Organic Market, Panera, TheContinue reading “February 2022”

Happy New Year to all! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and escaped the clutches of the Omicron virus.  Several of our hearty volunteers encountered it, but bounced back to again help out at the pantry.  The dedication of our team is so impressive. If you are avid readers of our newsletter, youContinue reading “January 2022”

2021 DF Food Pantry Year-end Highlights – Volume II We continue with last week’s 2021 review of the interactions between the Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry volunteers and the neighbor-clients who receive the benefits of your donations of food and money. “For me, it was receiving a sweet thank-you note from one of our neighbors. SheContinue reading “December 29, 2021”

Hello, everyone out there in Donor Land. It’s me, the guy with the wrench and the mop. I wanted to do a so-called “highlight reel” of the great things the Food Pantry provided its neighbors in 2021.  But we didn’t do them.  You did.  You did it with your donations of food and dollars, bigContinue reading “December 22, 2021- Caring in the Time of COVID”