Reach-Out Food Pantry

First-time visitors to our food pantry complete a Recipient Profile (name; address; phone; annual income; number of children, adults, senior citizens in the household). These profiles are kept on file for the Regional Food Bank of New York State. At each visit, recipients sign in on a form that indicates they are receiving food that date, and the information on their profile will be verified. Photo identification with a Dutchess County address is required (see above). Our pantry is not in the position to deliver groceries to households; recipients must come to the pantry to receive food.

Policy now requires a more stringent identification that reads, “Photo identification with a Dutchess County address for the primary registrant, and identification is required for all individuals claimed for the house each time recipients visit the pantry.” If you are picking up food on behalf of someone (example: friend, family, social worker) please have a signed note from that person. If they are a first-time visitor, they will also need photo identification and proof of residency for all members of their household.

The Reach Out Food Pantry follows the income guidelines established for USDA distribution and is provided to us by the Regional Food Bank. Recipients may visit the Reach Out Food Pantry one time per month. Recipients sign a receipt for the food pantry records each time they receive food.

The food pantry is open every Friday from 2 pm- 4:30 pm. The pantry follows the Hyde Park Central School District’s closing guidelines. If the schools are closed, our pantry is closed. Please check our website and social media for food pantry updates.

We purchase our food from the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York. The Reach Out Food Pantry is an approved member of the Regional Food Bank and follows its directives and requirements. For information, please contact our Food Pantry Directors Alan & Ingrid Kulick through the Church Office at 845-229-6080.