Ossining Food Pantry in Partnership with Ossining Bakery

From the Ossining Food Pantry:

For 28 years, the Ossining Food Pantry has worked to supplement the nutritional needs of local area residents. With a client list that has increased 16+% this past year, the Ossining Food Pantry has come to rely, even more, on the help of local area neighbors.

One such neighbor is the Ossining Bakery located at 50 North Highland Ave. Since 2013, the Ossining Bakery has been donating bread for Thursday night and Friday morning distribution to clients. The retail value of the freshly baked bread and rolls is estimated to be over $250 per week.

Difficult economic conditions and a growing client base combine to stretch the Pantry’s resources. The weekly donation of bread by the Ossining Bakery is a substantive contribution to the Pantry’s ongoing efforts.

The Ossining Food Pantry helps over 400 people each week. The Pantry serves a large cross-section of residents from the greater Ossining area including single individuals, couples, parents with children, senior citizens, the unemployed, the under-employed, veterans, the sick who cannot work and the well who cannot make ends meet under current circumstances. The Ossining Food Pantry is a 100% volunteer-run organization with no paid staff. The Pantry relies on the hard work of volunteers and donations from the community.

To donate or to volunteer your time, please follow the link to the Ossining Food Pantry web site or call 914-762-5510 and leave a voicemail message.

Donations may also be sent to:

Ossining Food Pantry

PO Box 869

Ossining, NY 10562

PHOTO: Lurdes Lopes, Ossining Bakery representative shares donated bread with Ashok Chaudhari (Thursday evening volunteer) of the Ossining Food Pantry/contributed