RISE thanks LifeWorks Community Action and the Regional Food Bank for the bi-monthly food drops! The extra food helps our residential programs stretch their food budget dollars.
Each spring Lifeworks coordinates a bi-monthly food drop at Pine Grove Community Church. The Regional Food Bank drops off the in the church parking lot where volunteers divide the food into piles for Community Agencies to pick up and distribute to the individuals and families they serve. RISE divides the food we receive between our Community Residences and our Apartment Programs to augment each program’s food budgets. We appreciate the coordination and the lead taken by LifeWorks each year, and support show to our community through Pine Grove Community Church, LifeWorks, and the Food Bank.
LifeWorks Community Action – formerly Saratoga County Economic Opportunity Council (EOC) – is a nonprofit established in 1965 that works to alleviate poverty at the local level in Saratoga County and the Northern Capital Region.. They are committed to advocating for opportunities, developing solutions and mobilizing the community to end poverty so all families can build a bright, stable future.
The Regional Food Bank has been helping to feed the poor and hungry in our communities since 1982. It is the only organization of its kind in northeastern New York. The Food Bank collects large donations of food from the food industry and distributes it to charitable agencies serving hungry and disadvantaged people in 23 counties.