Our Programs
Preparing meals for delivery
Our kitchen, local restaurants and catering kitchens prepare trays of food which our volunteers portion out into containers to make up the meals we deliver to homes and distribution sites around Port Chester. Some meals also feed other communities in need.
Volunteer Opportunity
Arrive at St. Peter’s Church and enter the cafeteria through the entrance in the parking lot. You will assist in the preparations of individual and family-style meals. Trays of cooked food will be provided and you will be asked to serve the food from the trays into either individual meal containers or larger containers for a family of four-to-six. These containers will then be labeled and packed for delivery or frozen for later distribution.
Your contact will be Gino Rodriguez.
Availability
Monday
Mornings 10:00 a.m. - noon
Tuesday – Wednesday - Friday
Mornings 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Location
St. Peter’s Church Cafeteria
(Parking lot entrance off Westchester Avenue)
Pickup and deliver meal & grocery bags to families in need
We began making deliveries to homes at the start of the pandemic with a list of 70 families. By the end of 2020 the list had grown to 90 and then early in 2021, to 110 families. We believe this will continue to be one aspect of our service to the community, serving those who are shut-in, quarantined or elderly.
Volunteer Opportunity
Arrive at 509 North Main Street in your vehicle on or close to 10 a.m.. Volunteers will place labeled bags in your trunk and provide you with a list of addresses to deliver the bags to. Deliver to the doorstep of the client and let them know the bag(s) have arrived. If you do not get someone, just leave a message. If you feel uncomfortable using your phone to make the call, just let us know and we will call for you.
Your contact will be Irma Arango.
Availability
Monday through Friday mornings
Location
509-511 North Main Street
Port Chester, NY 10573
Pop-Up Pantry
In 2020, we piloted the program with weekly visits to two neighborhood sites, one in the center of the village and one at Weber Drive. The goal of the pilot program was to determine how quickly and effectively we could distribute produce and other perishable food items within the critical 72-hour window from donation to table. Time matters. The quicker we distribute, the less waste we have and the more people we feed. We are now using our new Pop-Up Pantry Truck, making 5 stops per week. Our goal is to expand the program to include 10 delivery sites per week, including 5 senior housing facilities.
Volunteer Opportunity
Show up at 509 North Main Street to assist in loading produce and other perishable food on our new Pop-Up Pantry Truck. Then meet the truck at the pop-up location to help people shop.
Availability
Monday through Friday afternoons
Location
St. Peter’s Church or as indicated
Collect and Drop Off Fresh Direct Bags
Collect and Drop Off Fresh Direct Bags
One of our young volunteers, Nolan James, came up with the idea to have folks donate their Fresh Direct bags to us so we could fill them with food for delivery to families in need. He then contacted Fresh Direct and his idea got the company to promote the program nationally so food pantries and soup kitchens everywhere can have a supply of these bags for deliveries.
Volunteer Opportunity
If you have some of these bags piling up at home, you can donate them to us. Just let us know when you will be stopping by.
Availability
Wednesday or Friday
Afternoon between 2 and 2:30
Location
509-511 North Main Street
Port Chester, NY 10573