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 […]
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, […]
Community helping community during the coronavirus pandemic
During these hard times, our community needs to come together more than ever. We are proud and grateful to be able to partner with various entities to help distributed product where it is needed most, whether it be food for school lunches and food pantries, or items including coolers and school supplies. Here are just […]
Bargain Grocery: Why is the food so cheap?
A conversation about Bargain Grocery with Mike Servello Sr., Compassion Coalition founder and CEO and Rachel Daughtry, Director of Agency Relations. Why is the food so cheap? Mike: We saw a huge need in our communities for food equality and food accessibility. We want everyone to be able to afford to eat healthy. We buy […]