3rd Annual Stuff a Truck Food Drive

The community comes together to help collect food items purchased at Balduccis Food Lovers Market, or dropped off on their own, all to benefit The Food Bank for Westchester.

Hungry people in Westchester are not always who you would imagine; they come from all walks of life. Some receive public assistance, but large numbers  of hungry people in Westchester are children, seniors and the working poor.   Many people do hold down jobs but, no matter how hard they work, they are simply earning too little to feed their families and also pay basic expenses.  This is especially true since the Great Recession, when many people lost their jobs or their hours or wages were cut.

Consider this: If you work at an average entry-level service industry job — as a cashier, janitor, car-wash attendant, or restaurant service staff at $9.00 per hour for a 40-hour week, your annual gross income would be $18,720.  And, you would also have the following basic expenses for the year: