community outreach

THANKSGIVING food drive

THANK YOU to all the generous families who donated to our Thanksgiving food drive this year! Thanks to the Booker T. community, 18 families in need will receive big bags of staple pantry items before the Thanksgiving holiday.  You have made this holiday abundant and joyful!

We are deeply grateful to Anne McIntosh Pejovich for recognizing this need in our community and working tirelessly to ensure every family had food on their table this year. We love you, Anne!
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Other food access options include:

All year: Summer months only:
  • Ascension Church on West 107 Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenues has a food pantry.  The pantry is open throughout the summer; distribution is from 10am to noon on the third Saturday of each month.
  • Any New Yorker can get free "grab & go" meals across the city, Monday through Friday, 9am to 1pm. To find locations, dates, and times near you, visit schools.nyc.gov/summermeals. You can also get information on summer meals by calling 311 or texting “NYCMEALS” to 877-877 (text messaging and data rates may apply).
PLACES YOU CAN ORDER FROM
  • West Side Market (they donated hundreds of shopping bags)
  • Whole Foods
  • Walmart
  • Fresh Direct
  • Amazon

SUGGESTED NON-PERISHABLE PANTRY ITEMS
  • dry pasta
  • beans (dried and canned)
  • rice
  • nuts
  • tomato sauce
  • peanut butter
  • jelly
  • canned tuna
  • sardines
  • soup
  • cooking oil
  • breakfast cereal
  • oatmeal
  • baby food
  • shelf-stable milk such as Parmalat
  • applesauce
  • snacks
  • basically anything in boxes, cans and jars that families often need for meals

Outreach efforts

  • Fundraising Support for PS145 Recess Activities
  • Project Cicero Book Drive
  • Book Collection for PS87 Book Fair
  • 1000 Turkey Challenge
  • Winter Coat Drive
  • Amazon Gift Drive for Families in Need