Community Corner
Chappaqua Families Participate in UJA Food Drive
Food donations benefit the food pantry at Bronx Jewish Community Council
To benefit the food pantry at Bronx Jewish Community Council, which has experienced a 40% increase in demand since Covid hit, Westchester families donated much-needed food items during a UJA-Federation of New York food drive on November 17, 2020. Packages, including breakfast cereal, boxed milk, canned fruits and vegetables, pasta, rice, canned meat and fish, and more, were brought to drop-off sites at JCC of Mid-Westchester in Scarsdale and UJA-Federation Northern Westchester office in Mount Kisco. Some packages contained handmade cards and Thanksgiving-themed crafts, as well as toiletries and cleaning supplies. Bronx Jewish Community Council and JCC of Mid-Westchester are UJA network partners.
Pictured here: Vivienne Birzon, 3, of Chappaqua
About UJA-Federation of New York
Working with a network of hundreds of nonprofits, UJA extends its reach from New York to Israel to nearly 70 other countries around the world, touching the lives of 4.5 million people each year. To date, UJA has allocated more than $52 million to help respond to the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Aid has supported New Yorkers facing food insecurity, UJA partner organizations providing essential health and human services to New Yorkers, Jewish Community Centers, low-income students, single parents, and ensuring dignified Jewish burials. For more information, please visit www.ujafedny.org.