Food Bank for Westchester

The Food Bank for Westchester, which has been fighting hunger for 24 years, has received $2,500 from the Lipilekha Bangla Association (LBA) to fight hunger. The funds will be used immediately for emergency food distribution to Food Bank programs.

Food Bank for Westchester, which has been fighting hunger for 24 years, announced today that it supports Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's initiative to end the finger-imaging requirement for SNAP (Food Stamp) applicants and recipients.

The Food Bank for Westchester is seeking nominations for the 2012 Hunger Heroes in three categories: The Volunteer Award, the Service Provider Award, the Donor Award.

The Food Bank for Westchester, which has been fighting hunger for 24 years, will host the 16th Annual "Take Heart Against Hunger" Wine-Tasting Dinner Friday, February 10, 2012 from 6-9 pm at Tappan Hill Mansion, Tarrytown NY. Call (914) 923.1100.

The Food Bank for Westchester, which has been fighting hunger for more than 20 years, will host “An Evening in Good Taste” To End Childhood Hunger on Thursday, October 20, 2011 from 6–9 pm at 1133 Westchester Avenue, White Plains.

The Food Bank for Westchester wants local deer hunters to donate money or a deer to the Venison Donation Coalition this hunting season.

The Food Bank for Westchester announced the $750,000 Lanza Challenge Grant Campaign to reach the fundraising goal of $1.5 for renovating and equipping a new, larger warehouse-office space that will enable expansion of its food distribution capacity.

The Food Bank for Westchester, which has been fighting hunger for over 20 years, has received a donation of $12,500 from the Hudson Valley Mechanical Contractors Association (MCA) The MCA donated an equal amount to the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley.

The Food Bank for Westchester has elected five new board members: Mandell L. Crawley, of White Plains; Willard I. Hill, Jr., of Pound Ridge; Cathie Schaffer, of Mount Kisco; Clifford Weber, of Yorktown Heights; and Robert Yager, of White Plains.