United Way Announces $1 Million in Emergency Food and Shelter Grants to Area Nonprofits

The United Way of Westchester and Putnam announces that $1 million in grants have been distributed among more than 50 local, nonprofit organizations responding to unprecedented needs driven by COVID-19. […] Read more »

Letter to the Editor: New Bike & Pedestrian Path on Mario Cuomo Bridge

The new bike/pedestrian path on the Mario Cuomo bridge is spectacular. I enjoyed my first experience crossing the bridge by bicycle and was thrilled with the spectacular views and beautiful […] Read more »

Keeping Westchester Cool, Covered and Fed – ‘Mission’ Possible

It’s cool to be kind. MISSION®, the innovator of instant cooling technology, is a proud new partner of Feeding Westchester, the county’s leading nonprofit, hunger-relief organization. MISSION®, in partnership with […] Read more »

Behind the Front Lines of   Serving the Disadvantaged 

  When Arthur Holmes took over, in early March, as coordinator of Fred’s Pantry, a food bank for the needy in Peekskill, he inherited a well-established system that had operated for decades.    Within two weeks, everything changed. Amidst the outbreak of COVID–19, he was […] Read more »

Serving Meals with a Side of Good Feels 

Grateful for the heroism of health care-givers, first responders, ambulance workers and police during the COVID-19 crisis, many people have found themselves wanting to give back.    At the same time, those suddenly rendered food insecure […] Read more »

Briarcliff Congregation’s Organic Farm Serves the Community

The COVID pandemic has laid bare our vulnerabilities with regard to so many of life’s essentials. Exposure to the virus aside, our mental health and sense of well-being, the fulfillment […] Read more »

First Seven Artists Awarded Grants by ArtsWestchester in Response to COVID-19

The first round of artists to receive grants in the ArtsWestchester Artist Relief Campaign have been selected. The $500 grants will help local artists and creatives who live or maintain […] Read more »

CHHOP Receives $5,000 Grant from United Way of Westchester and Putnam

The money will be used to purchase food for Fred’s Pantry Caring for the Hungry and Homeless of Peekskill (CHHOP) received a $5,000 grant from the United Way of Westchester […] Read more »

Local Partners Provide Over 6000 Items to Community Food Pantry of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown

On Friday, May 22, Edge-on-Hudson partnered with DeCicco & Sons to make a joint donation of more than 6,000 grocery items, designed to feed more than 300 families, to the […] Read more »

Op-Ed: Uniting to Help Feed Hudson Valley Veterans During COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges for all Americans, including residents in Hudson Valley, New York. As a result, the demand for food assistance has increased at an extraordinary […] Read more »