Partnership and collaboration is what makes our community so wonderful, which is why we are so grateful to have partnered with the Utica Food Pantry this August. We donated 150 boxes of premium food, including milk, cheese, yogurt, chicken polish sausage, sliced ham, and fresh fruit and vegetables. This totaled 3200 pounds of food, with […]
Compassion Coalition donates backpacks to Bellamy students
On August 12, Bellamy Elementary School in Rome hosted an Ice Cream Social Drive By to celebrate students with special needs finishing out the year. Families drove up around the circle at the school as teachers and staff gave out ice cream sundaes, compliments of Stewart’s Shops. Students presented teachers with their colorful art projects […]
Schaffer Heights senior center residents enjoy farmers market courtesy of Bargain Grocery
Residents of the Schaffer Heights senior center in Schenectady were in for a surprise treat this August when Bargain Grocery provided fresh produce for a pop-up ‘farmer’s market’. Fresh goods including carrots, oranges, onions, and apples were brought directly to the center, eliminating the need for residents to travel during the pandemic. Food accessibility and […]
Compassion Coalition teams up with Connected Community Schools to distribute healthy food
We are so grateful for our partnership with Connected Community Schools. We were able to donate and distribute food to 300 plus families — 1,240 kids. Read below to see what Connected Community Schools had to say about our work together. Have you ever really needed a friend? Well we did, after an unprecedented amount […]
Bargain Grocery partners with Food for Thought to serve food to 250 families
Over the last few months, it has been our pleasure to partner with the Food for Thought project to serve 250 families weekly in the Camden School District. Each week our kitchen staff provided fresh from scratch family meals to these 250 families. Our kitchen staff made such fun meals! Everything from fresh meatballs and […]
Compassion Coalition and other nonprofits working hard to feed community during pandemic
“The high demand for food has pushed Compassion Coalition into overdrive,” writes Amy Neff Roth at the Observer Dispatch. The coronavirus pandemic has created greater need within the community and surrounding areas, and we are rising to meet that need. We’ve donated eight tractor-trailer loads of nonperishable food since the state shutdown, in Utica and Albany, […]
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