Macedon Food Pantry

The Macedon Food Pantry is a nonprofit organization that serves needy families in the Macedon, New York area, located in Wayne County. Families must register with their name, address, phone number, and the number of adults, children, and elderly in their family. The Macedon Food Pantry is celebrating it's 50th year of continuous service to meet the needs of families who are in distress due to circumstances that have happened to them: loss of income, illness, fear of eviction, or for whatever reason they are in need. An adult must register and provide proof of address in the Macedon area. We are members of Food Link and receive food and other benefits that are offered. Donations from individuals as well as organizations such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, the Post Office, local companies, and the schools also help with needed commodities. We average approximately 100 family visits per month. Thus far in 2023 we have served approximately 600 people. This number is down a little from last year, because during COVID clients were coming more often. This number includes adults, children and seniors.. The Pantry is open one day a week: Friday from 12 noon until 1:30 pm. Due to COVID 19, loss of volunteers and aging of our volunteers, we are only open the one day a week .Last October, we just allowed people to come into the Pantry to pick out the foods they want/need. We always have a variety of canned goods (fruits, vegetables, soups, pasta), cereals, peanut butter, jams, syrup etc. We also offer perishables: eggs, milk, margarine, cheese, bread. And personal items: shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, bar soap. And of course, laundry detergent, dish washing detergent, toilet paper, paper towels and sanitizing products. Families who do not live in Macedon are given food at their visit, but are encouraged to find a pantry in their living area. We have lists of all the local pantries with addresses and phone numbers to provide the clients. All volunteers at the Pantry have been instructed in the Civil Rights Compliance Training as directed by FoodLink and the Federal Government. This involves annual training and updates. In 2022 all volunteers also completed the Food Safety Training provided by FoodLink. We comply with all of FoodLink's rules and regulations, and have always received favorable reviews. We were inspected this past Spring and again met all the criteria. The Macedon Food Pantry also has an annual Thanksgiving and Christmas Program to make the Holidays happier for our clients.. The Christmas program includes a food box for the family, gifts cards for perishables and presents for all the children in the household. This is accomplished by donations from families in the Parish of St. Katharine Drexel and local businesses and organizations. Macedon Baptist Church and Macedon Center Methodist Church also help with this project. In 2022 ,the Christmas program assisted 149 families: 435 individuals. Already 200 letters have been sent to families in the area to see who wants to participate in the 2023 Christmas program. Twenty families will also be contacted shortly to participate in the Thanksgiving program. The food boxes will be ready on the 10th of November for pickup. The boxes will contain a turkey and dinner for the number of people in each household plus extra canned goods to supplement more meals. Throughout the year the Pantry also gives temporary assistance to help our clients. In 2023 so far, the Pantry has helped 57 persons with rent (33), utilities (9), car repairs (2), auto payments (1), auto insurance (1) clothing (3) Christmas (5) and furniture moving (3). Also, we have given donations to ten agencies to assist others. The Chairperson can contact other organizations in our area to assist with the immediate interventions. We also donated to Pal-Mac schools to help with the current school Back Pack Program. Our volunteers do not come just from St. Patrick's (St. Katharine Drexel Parish) but from the community of Macedon, including other Churches and charitable individuals. We are a well-run, well-staffed volunteer organization that contributes to the needy of our area. To keep this program functioning, non-perishable food and dollar donations are needed on a monthly basis. When funds and food run low, we are unable to fully assist our clients. Summer months are always more stressful for families with children because there are no programs provided by the schools. We sincerely thank you in advance, and appreciate any donations that will assist us in our goal to provide for our families.

We focus on: Human Services

Where we are: Wayne