Food Pantry/Despensa del Alimento

On this page/Sobre este página:

  • General Information/Información General
  • Description of Program/Descripción de Programa
  • Volunteer Information/Información de Voluntarios
  • Registration Information/Información de Registro

General Information/InformaciÓn General

Emergency Pantry/Despensa Emergencia:

  • Days of Operation/Días de Operación: Monday-Friday/Lunes-Viernes
  • Hours of Operation/Las Horas de Operación: Upon request/A petición

Customer-Choice Pantry/Despensa del Cliente-Opción:

  • Days of Operation/Días de Operación: Second Saturday of every month/El segundo sábado de cada mes
  • Hours of Operation/Las Horas de Operación: 10:00am–11:30am
  • Volunteer Hours/Las Horas de Voluntarios: 8:30am–12:00pm
  • Volunteer Contact/Contacto por Voluntarios: Christine Strumpen-Darrie, sfxwelcometable@gmail.com

Description of Program/descripciÓn de Programa

On the second Saturday of every month, over 100 registered families are served at our customer-choice shopping-style food pantry. In addition, we offer a clothing distribution of women’s and children’s clothing and household linens, as well as assistance with entitlement benefits.  Those with emergency food needs are also able to access our emergency food pantry during the week via the reception desk.

El segundo sábado de cada mes, mas de 100 familias registradas se sirven a la Despensa del Alimento del compra-estilo de la cliente-opción.  Además, ofrecemos una distribución de la ropa para mujeres y niños y linos de hogar, y también ofrecemos asistencia con los beneficios.  Personas con necesidades emergencias pueden también tener acceso la despensa del alimentos emergencia durante la semana vía la oficina de recepción.

Volunteer Information/InformaciÓn de Voluntarios

  • ALL volunteers should sign up in advance with Christine/Todos los voluntarios deben firmar por adelantado con Christine
  • Volunteers are needed on the second Saturday of each month to assist with set-up, registration, distribution and clean-up/Los voluntarios son necesarios el segundo sábado de cada mes para asistir con la preparación, el registro, la distribución y la limpieza
  • Spanish and Chinese-speaking volunteers are particularly needed!/¡Los voluntarios que hablan español y chino son particularmente necesarios!

Registration Information/informaciÓn de registro

  • All new customers must live in one of the following zip codes/Los nuevos clientes deben vivir en uno de los códigos postales siguientes:
    • 10001, 10002, 10003, 10009, 10010, 10011, 10012, 10013, 10014, 10016
  • New customers must bring/Los clientes nuevos necesitan traer:
    • ID for each person in the household/Identificación para cada miembre del hogar
    • Proof of address for each adult/Prueba de dirección para cada adulto del hogar
  • All customers must re-register every six months/Todos los clientes deben registrarse cada seis meses
  • The dates for the current cycle are/Las fechas para el ciclo actual son:
    • April 9/9 de abril
    • May 14/14 de mayo
    • June 11/11 de junio
    • July 9/9 de julio
    • August 13/13 de agosto
    • September 10 (re-registration)/10 de septiembre (registro)

News from the Food Pantry/Las Noticias Del Despensa del Alimento

Nearly 1 in 5 Americans Report Inability to Afford Enough Food

Nearly one in five Americans struggled to afford enough food for themselves and their families in 2010, according to a new report released today by the Food Research and Action Center. The report also reveals the extent of this struggle through 2010 in every congressional district and 100 of the country’s largest metropolitan areas, providing a unique up-to-date examination of how millions of American households in every part of the country continue to face a struggle with hunger. Continue reading

Xavier Mission Receives Agency Excellence Award

At its Annual Agency Conference on January 11th, the Food Bank for New York City honored Xavier Mission with the Agency Excellence Award, its premier award bestowed on a network food program. Xavier was chosen from among the 1,000+ members in the Food Bank network for the distinction. Continue reading

Thanksgiving Food Drive 2009

Xavier High School Thanksgiving Food Drive 2009 Continue reading