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Food banks alarmed by governor’s proposal to cut funding, as hunger and food insecurity remain higher than pre-pandemic levels
As inflation drives food costs up, and temporary SNAP benefits put in place during COVID end, more families are turning to local food pantries for help, but the governor's budget would slash a key assistance program by almost 40%.
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Longtime Open Arms food pantry volunteer earns top recognition from Long Island Cares
Nancy Trofemuk of Calverton, a longtime volunteer at the Open Arms Care Center, which runs a food pantry out of First Baptist Church of Riverhead, was honored by Long Island Cares with its Nancy Bern Volunteer of the Year Award.
Community News
Local food pantry feels COVID-19’s impact as demand rises nearly five-fold
The economic and social toll of the COVID-19 pandemic is nowhere more obvious than at the local food pantries who help feed Riverhead families in need.
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Fighting for East End’s ‘invisible poor,’ Riverhead law firm and SCNB donate $10,000 to five local food pantries
For the third year in a row, a Riverhead law firm and Suffolk County National Bank have raised $10,000 for local food pantries struggling with increasing demand and an ever-growing number of local hungry families.