Release Immediately: Saturday, December 26, 2020  

What:  Make A Difference-Help Reduce Food Insecurity and Hunger & Jan 2021 Food Pantry Schedule

Contact: Rev. Meier, 315-269-8580.  
Email at:
  revmeier@johnsonparkcenter.org

 Where: JPC Food Pantry 1404 West St, PO Box 160, Utica, NY  13503-0160

Utica, NY. Johnson Park Center (JPC) is honored and very pleased to share the good news that the Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties pledged $ 5,000 and will host the web site to accept your donations to feed people in need. Additionally Capraro Technologies, Inc. (CTI) offering to match up to $10,000 to ensure that food will be available to the less fortunate at the JPC Food Pantry in 2021. 

The JPC Food Pantry served 1,374,615 million meals in 2020 versus 265,725 meals in 2019. To continue to meet the demand in 2021, we need your support to fill bags with food for families and single individuals struggling during the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19).  Feeding America list that each third child in New York experiences Food Insecurity, which may harm their health.   

The “Food Bank of Central New York reports that 63% of client households with seniors report making choices between paying for food and paying for medicine/medical care. and 88% of clients agreed that receiving food at emergency, food agencies helped them get the food they could not receive any another way.”

 Please see the link below, go to the Foundation’s website site, and donate.

Your donation will make a difference for individuals and families experiencing hardship by the COVID-19. Join us, and donate to ease the burden of hunger and food insecurity in our and your community.   See the attached January 2021 JPC Food Pantry Flyer with Opening Days/Hours:  

Thank you so much for your continual support and Join Positive Change at Johnson Park Center (JPC).