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.
Catholic Charities of Delaware, Otsego, and Schoharie Counties entered its seventh year providing lunches to the Oneonta community through the Summer Food Service Program.
This year things have been different for our Summer Food Service Program as we had to change the program delivery to make sure we are following guidelines for safe program delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year the Summer Food Service Program is delivering meals for pick up to six sites throughout Oneonta, [...]
Contact: Eileen Spath eileen.spath@ccrcda.org
Catholic Charities’ Night at the Museum goes virtual, will honor Tom Roohan, The Regional Food Bank
Catholic Charities adapts its signature event and major fundraiser, Night at the Museum to a virtual model amid coronavirus concerns.
Albany, NY – On Thursday, June 18, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany will be hosting its eighth Night at the Museum fundraiser as a virtual event.
Each June, over 500 [...]
Feeding Our Neighbors
By Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger
Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Albany is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Throughout its entire existence, providing food for the hungry has been one of the pillars of its Gospel-inspired mission.
Food clearly plays an important role in the Christian narrative. Just one look at the Gospels tells us that. Accounts of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes or the wedding feast at Cana are the obvious examples; but, [...]
