North Hempstead Officials: Coronavirus Impacting Local Food Banks

NORTH HEMPSTEAD, NY—The coronavirus is hurting local food banks, according to North Hemstead town leaders. As a result, Supervisor Judi Bosworth and the town board are urging residents to donate, if possible.

“As Americans begin to self-isolate on a larger scale, residents are emptying store
shelves of non-perishables, which in turn is negatively impacting the amount of donations to local food banks,” Supervisor Bosworth said.

For families in need who rely on donations from food pantries and meal programs, town officials are asking residents to non-perishable food items, such as pasta, jarred sauce, canned tuna fish, soup, cereal, etc.

Town officials are also encouraging local food banks to send the town their information, which will be included on a town-made flyer that will be available to residents.

For more information about organizations collecting food items and non-perishables,
residents are asked to visit their websites or contact them:

• Feeding America:

www.feedingamerica.org

• Feeding New York State:

www.feedingnys.org

• Island Harvest:

www.islandharvest.org

• Long Island Cares:

www.licares.org

• Bethany SDA Church in Westbury
• Ebenezer Baptist Church in Westbury
• SRC Food Pantry in Manhasset (operating out of the Manhasset/Great Neck EOC):

www.shelterrockchurch.com

• Sid Jacobson JCC in Roslyn:

www.sjcc.org

• St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church in Great Neck:

www.stals592.com

• St. Mary’s in Manhasset: 516-365-2705 ext. 1126
• Our Lady of Fatima in Port Washington:

www.olfpw.org

• St. Peter’s of Alcantara Roman Catholic Church in Port Washington:

www.stpeterofalcantara.org

Additionally, the State of New York State has created the COVID-19 Volunteer and Donation Assistance Program. To find out more about getting involved with New York's volunteer programs at this time, please visit the following links:

https://apps.health.ny.gov/pubpal/builder/survey/nys-covid19-tracking-offers

https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/get-involved-how-you-can-help

Town officials also encourage local organizations collecting food and non-perishables to email: press@northhempsteadny.gov. Organizations will be listed at: www.northhempsteadny.gov/coronavirus.

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