GrowNYC + Uptown Grand Central partner together to bring our neighborhood an affordable CSA bag…read moreeach week. It's a tiered price, ranging $14-20. We pay $20 and it's an amazing deal still. They are out there, really, Carey is every week, rain, shine or snowstorm. You don't have to subscribe to a whole season so it's very flexible. You can also get fresh eggs, bread, baked goodies and other pantry necessities each week. They're practicing good covid safety with distanced line spacing and masks and gloves for all the workers. In pre-covid times they also had composting. That's on hold for now. An incredible non-profit to donate to as well!

Toni's kitchen and truck serves the needs of the food insecure in the community. It is a non profit…read morewhich served 1.7M meals, served 1500 households, delivered to over 200 older adults, served visitors to the kitchen, provides life skills training to participants through funds raised through donations and sales at Toni's closet next door. Along with StLukes, they are a ministry serving the needy. It is not a forprofit restaurant, and should be taken for what it is. Toni's kitchen feeds those most vulnerable amongst us. I can't understand the other ratings. Maybe they're not getting the point of Toni's.

Toni's Kitchen provides for those in need. The community of Montclair are wonderful contributors…read more The recipients are extremely grateful. The paid staff is disorganized and chaotic. They are disrespectful and rude to the volunteers. They are in extreme need of training in this regard. Be cautious of rotted food and expired health items.

Connecticut Foodshare Headquarters is located in Wallingford, Connecticut. Connecticut Foodshare…read moresupports individuals and families from one end of the state to another by addressing root causes, creating long-term solutions, and distributing nutritious food through local partner programs to alleviate hunger. I got the opportunity to volunteer at Connecticut Foodshare from a fellow foodie who invited other foodie content creators. We had a great time, and we were able to help families all across the world. We had to go through an assortment of foods to ensure they were good, and we made boxes with assorted foods. We packed 16,637 pounds of food that would provide 13,864 meals for families. I'm excited that we had the chance to volunteer at Connecticut Foodshare, where I became an integral part of a team and provided essential support to those facing food insecurity.

Connecticut Foodshare HQ is located in Wallingford, CT with 85,000 square feet of space running…read moreoperations with 120 employees and gets assistance majority from volunteers. They have a beautiful mission to deliver an informed and equitable response to hunger by mobilizing community partners. I got the opportunity to volunteer with a group, all invited by word of mouth to sort produce separating spoiled products from the good ones. The staff were incredible with giving us the information we needed to directing us on how we can assist multiple families in need. At the end of the day, as a group we boxed 16,637 pounds of food that would impact 13,864 meals. That's incredible for 3 hours! It is amazing work and I commend all their staff for what they are doing every day to feed families in need!

Connecticut Food Bank is doing a great work for many of the organizations that help those that are…read morein need. Companies should continue to give, or start giving toward CFB, especially during times like these. There are many people that benefit from the CFB and the generosity of others. Staff is friendly, helpful and love what they do, keep on doing CFB... you guys ROCK!

Great place to go if you like to volunteer your time and give back or if you are a person/family…read morewho is in need of assistance and need food. The folks who run the organization are great and always in need of food donations. So donations are welcome. They hold the food drive twice a month.

I volunteer weekly and have found the members put a lot of heart and time into helping families in…read moreour community. The smiles and conversation passed back and forth amongst those packaging or receiving warms the heart and soul of all. John S.

Alert!!! under new management and went from exceptional to trash overnight! The new management…read moredoesn't care and doesn't have a clue how to run a food pantry. They are only concerned with getting financial donations! The food I got under new management was poor quality basically someone's trash. Expired food, moldy stale bread, un marked tin cans, and repackaged raw meat with no labels. one client showed me a rodent had chewed on the corner of a food box - she said be careful to me. Oh even more disgusting is The leadership was rude and condescending to many other clients, treated a handful like they were trash! It disgusted me to witness . The former director Paul truly cared! Now it's just a nasty place! Wow they don't run things orderly anymore. It was chaos in line. The new director clueless Mikey and the other leadership team were standing around - the director was talking down to while ordering a very elderly volunteer around! Yikes - you could see the stress and anger flowing from Mikey. I believe that old guy quit that night. Hostile Hostile Hostile - So much so I couldn't stay a second day in such a hostile place. One of the volunteers, an older crass woman, was making racist remarks as some of the clients of color were exiting. It was soo sickening it hurt deeply I just left. I didn't want to be anywhere around that place. I'm in need and I left hungry. I will never go back to that location. I hear the church is suing Paul personally for $50,000.00 plus and all for their own chaos - it's clear to me who is causing problem! It is soo sickening to hear of the church's unthinkable actions against Paul!!! It is well known he has volunteered there for at least 25yrs - that action against him alone shows they only care about money.All the rest I've commented on only reinforced that thought in my mind. I bet they are drinking the food banks cash flow dry Their own little or not so little piggy bank. Any way you slice it - it smells!

Serious actors acting seriously upstairs from a lovely gardened, churchyard setting near Madison…read morePark.

This community is great for all actors regardless of where you are in your career. They offer…read moreprogramming and assistance to budding professionals and to those well versed in their craft. Along with acting classes, they provide services to performers who are down in their luck and need some temporary help. This help can come in the form of housing assistance, medical care and more. I highly recommend becoming a member.

I applied to this place for volunteer as a high school student. When asked for an art portfolio,…read morethey took ownership of my work. I got no follow-up whatsover, and when I emailed them about it, they acted oblivious to it and still didn't give it back. Make sure to do your research before applying to volunteer/work for them!

Part of it is my fault and part theirs. I did not bring a large enough cart and had to yell and…read morescream for trailer shopping bags . Then one of the volunteers said " I could only come Monday ". However , I did get the bags I needed and am now home . Will call , if apology , I will upgrade to 3 stars .