The People to People food bank in Nanuet benefitted from the desire of a group of Pfizer employees in Pearl River to have a different kind of teambuilding activity. As a result, 12 Pearl River scientists spent part of an afternoon unloading a truck of food supplies and stocking shelves and refrigerators at the food […]
Hundreds of supporters went “Down the Shore” for People to People at the Hilton Pearl River on May 21 to raise funds to shore-up the organization’s efforts to feed Rockland’s hungry. “Down the Shore is a little different from your average fundraising dinner,” People to People Executive Director Diane Serratore said. “Folks love that the dress is casual, […]
PRESS RELEASE Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) honored Diane Serratore, executive director of People to People Food Pantry as a 2017 Woman of Distinction. Serratore will be in Albany for an event with honorees from each of the Senate’s 63 districts. People to People is Rockland County’s largest food pantry working to help struggling Rocklanders through […]
Since 2009, People to People – Rockland’s largest food pantry that feeds nearly 4,000 people every month – has encouraged home gardeners, community gardens and local farms to Plant a Row for the Hungry. In 2009, 763 pounds of locally grown produce was contributed to People to People for distribution to low- and no-income Rockland […]
BY BARRY WARNER Hunger in Rockland County has long been a hidden problem, something not often talked about. However, since the economic slump of the last few years the issue of having enough to eat is creeping back into the mainstream. “There are more than 35,000 Rockland residents who are food insecure and one in […]
September is National Hunger Awareness Month during which national and regional organizations, including Feeding America, Regional Food Bank for of Northeastern NY and the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley, will step up efforts to raise awareness of the issue of hunger. A group of concerned people working to feed the hungry right here in […]