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Soup Kitchen
A nutritious and free lunch is provided to those in need.
Lunch is served from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at the First Baptist Church of Brewster, Main St., Brewster.
Click here for the current Soup Kitchen menu...
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PCAP LEGISLATION ALERT
DID YOU KNOW...
**Project-based Section 8 housing is in danger of being cut, allegedly to
help avert the "fiscal cliff."
**Nearly 66% of the tenants in Section 8 housing are elderly or disabled.
**If Section 8 housing is cut, the only options for low income seniors may
be Medicaid-funded nursing homes or homeless shelters.
**Nursing homes on average cost 4-6 times the expense of rent subsidized
properties.
**Project-based Section 8 properties are owned and maintained by private
businesses which may face default on their mortgages if Congress and the
administration renege on their contracts.
**Ultimately the proposed cuts to Section 8 housing will cost the taxpayers
money, drastically reduce affordable housing, and adversely impact small
business.
WANT MORE INFO?: Go to http://www.nahma.org/content/grassroots.html and scroll down to Project-Based Section 8 FY 2013 Funding.
WANT TO HELP?: Follow suggestions at the above site for contacting your
senator or congressman.
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We're Looking For Egg Donors
The cost of eggs has steadily increased in the past few years. Right now, 2 cases of eggs (60 Dozen) cost $90 per week.
We are appealing to the community to help us offer eggs every week. Nutritious food is essential for us all and through our food pantry we strive to provide this access to nutritious food for our clients.
With a $90 donation, you can provide eggs for an entire week and help 60 households feed their families. Just call the CAP office at 845-278-8021. Please consider it!
Thank you to those who have already donated to this effort :
* Two weeks per month from anonymous donors
* One week per month "In Loving Memory of Barbara Gross"
* One month (4 weeks) of eggs from Patterson Rotary
* One month (4 weeks) of eggs from Patterson Auto Body
* One month (4 weeks) of eggs from Annese Associates, Inc.
* One case of eggs from Bob & Jeanne Callahan
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New York State
Community Action Association
Assistance Programs
For a detailed description of all
New York State Assistance programs, see the
NYSCAA 2011 Helping Hands Tool Kit.
The Helping Hands Tool Kit contains information on a broad range of community
programs and tax credits that can assist social service agencies in the work they do with
low-income individuals and families. The Tool Kit outlines and explains the benefits,
eligibility guidelines and points of contact for a host of programs that help households
meet the expenses of necessities such as health care, child care, utilities, and food.
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Want to find out what's happening
in Putnam County?
Visit our friends at
www.localputnam.com
A non-political, all positive, events and
activities resource for Putnam County.
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Requesting Retail Store Gift Cards!
We are receiving an increasing number of requests from our clients for gift cards.
If you can provide gift cards for the following stores, it would be greatly appreciated.
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- Kohl's
- Sears
- Marshalls
- Payless Shoes
- Walmart
- K-Mart
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Thank you!
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Help Us Stock Our Food Pantry
Current Hi-Priority Food Needs
- Juice
- Macaroni & Cheese
- Tuna
- Rice
- Cereal
- Cookies
- Crackers
- Canned Fruit
- Paper Towels (for Soup Kitchen)
Read More About The Food Pantry...
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- Federally established poverty threshold guidelines
- Minimum wage as mandated by federal/state legislation
- Living wage as a realistic indicator of costs in Putnam County
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