Generous donation from William A. Berry & Son transforms garage space
Recently, the City of Northampton graciously extended to the Northampton Survival Center the use of an additional garage space, adjacent to our existing food pantry, and committed its support to the Center in the form of a 30-year lease at our Prospect Street home.
Then, the construction firm of William A. Berry & Son stepped in to coordinate and manage an amazingly generous donation to make the space usable. With the help of its local sub-contractors, Berry rehabilitated the space by insulating the ceiling, adding lighting, repairing the garage doors and windows, and painting the walls, transforming it into a 400-square foot food storage area.
While this addition doesn’t solve our space and storage issues, it did allow us to run our annual Post Office Food Drive right on-site for the first time ever, enabling us to receive, inspect, sort, and distribute the donated food all from one location!
Thanks to William A. Berry & Son, and the City of Northampton, for generously working with us to get this food into the hands of people who so desperately need it from a space that’s familiar and safe for our clients and volunteers.
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Welcome
The Northampton Survival Center is an emergency food pantry which provides low-income individuals and families in 16 communities in Hampshire County with free food, clothing, household goods, and referrals for emergency assistance. From its main location in Northampton, the Center distributes about 2,000 pounds of food in nutritionally-balanced food boxes every weekday.
From its Hilltown Pantry in Goshen, the NSC distributes another 40,000 pounds of food each year in the seven northern hilltowns. All together, from its two locations, the NSC distributes over 510,000 pounds of food to our neighbors in need each year!
Thank you to all our Post Office Food Drive Volunteers!
Please click HERE for information on the POFD!
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WHAT: Your regular donations to the Survival Center through automatic bank transfer.
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NSC recent beneficiary of record-setting plane trip!
Rich MacIsaac, manager of Northampton Airport in Northampton, Massachusetts is planning to join aviation legends in the pages of the National Aeronautic Association’s record books. MacIsaac was recently the first pilot to take off and land at all 39 of the public use airports in Massachusetts…all in one day! Northampton Airport's Flying for Food event helped the Northampton Survival Center by accepting monetary donations as well as non-perishable foods. The airport’s marketing manager, Holly Lurgio had to say of the event "We feel it is important to reach out and support the communities that have been so supportive of us".
Our 2008 Hilltown Open House was a great success!
Our 4th Annual Open House was held at the Hilltown Pantry in Goshen on Sunday, June 8th. Click here for pictures from the event!
