Posted: Oct 22 2016 at 11:04am | Views: 4020
Free Mobile Food Pantry To Visit Co-op City on October 28, 2016
NY Common Pantry's "Nourish" program will visit Co-op City on Friday, October 28, 2016.
The mobile food pantry will be parked in front of the bingo hall on Bartow Avenue. Coop City seniors who are already registered will be served from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Those who are signing up for the first time can do so between 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Seniors who are 60 years and older are eligible to sign up for the NY Common Pantry's "Nourish" program which provides nutritious, balanced meals. Staff will be on-site to determine eligibility for the program.
Seniors interested in signing up must bring photo ID and proof of income, IE.., social security statement and/or pay stubs, if they are still working. For seniors living by themselves the income threshold is $1,287; for households of two, $1,736; households of three, $2,184 and for households consisting of four, the income threshold for eligibility is $2,633.
Please bring a shopping cart and 2 - 3 heavy shopping bags.