Volunteers Needed! Catholic Charities is looking for volunteers to assist in the packaging and distribution of food. Volunteers are asked to arrive at 8:15 AM for morning distributions and 4:30 PM for afternoon distributions.
Catholic Charities has released its food distribution schedule for the month of December:
12/1 - Centro Civico, 143 E. Main Street, Amsterdam at 9:30 AM12/3 - Boys and Girls Club, 501 4th Ave, Troy at 9:30 AM12/7 - Macedonia Baptist Church, 26 Wilson Ave, Albany at 9:30 [...]
A Word from the CEO
Vincent W. Colonno
Greetings,
In my role with Catholic Charities, it is my privilege to work alongside so many people who approach each day with care and compassion for our neighbors. Our staff and volunteers – including our local board members and our hard-working Board of Trustees – work tirelessly in service of our community. This year they all have kicked it up an extra notch to serve those who come to us for help, oftentimes on the front lines of the [...]
At Catholic Charities, we rely on ?the incredible work of our "CC Heroes" - our staff and volunteers who work tirelessly in service of our neighbors. Each month, we'll be honoring a staff person and a volunteer from a different agency and sharing with you a little more about some of the work they do, from working with domestic violence survivors to volunteering in our food pantries to providing meals to students over summer break. This October, we're pleased to recognize Angie Smith and Patrick [...]
Food Farmacy to Support Patients Facing Food Insecurity
A new partnership between Better Health for Northeast New York (BHNNY) and Catholic Charities Tri-County Services to address food insecurity and reduce hospital readmissions.
ALBANY, NY – When it comes to nutrition and health, the equation is simple: better nutrition leads to better health. A healthy diet results in fewer complications and a decreased chance of readmission for recently discharged individuals. But for patients facing [...]
Catholic Charities' Trustee Robert Bellafiore steps in as a guest columnis for The Evangelist, sharing his experience volunteering during the pandemic. He has donated his time at nearly every Food Distribution in 2020 so far.
"I don’t know this woman’s life or her pressures or her pain," he writes, "but she allowed me to witness the kind of deep response people in need can have to a simple act of unexpected kindness."
You can read his full column here.
