Our Mission
THE NEWBURGH AREA FOOD PANTRY is located on St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish property, sharing the building with Mother Teresa's Treasures. This outreach ministry started in the 1970's at Epworth United Methodist Church. It is staffed with volunteers from several area churches, and is supported financially by many others. This is a community problem and we would like for the entire community to take a stand and help out with donations and volunteering.
We pride ourselves in offering laundry detergent, cleaning supplies, toilet paper, miscellaneous paper products, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, and bar soap. These are necessary items that cannot be purchased with food stamps.
We also offer a whole section dedicated to children called the "Kid’s Corner". Here we stock diapers, wipes, baby and kid's shampoo, body wash, kid's toothpaste and toothbrushes, bandages, lip balm, etc. We provide basic school supplies before school begins, we offer extra Thanksgiving meal items, and at Christmas each family member receives a coupon to be redeemed at Mother Teresa treasures.
We are currently serving 130-140 families per month. We serve anyone outside our serving area an emergency bag and a list of nearby agencies available to them. As you can see, this labor of love is appreciated in the community and is constantly seeking ways to receive donations of products and funds in order to continue this ministry.
Please consider how you might help us, either monetarily, by collecting food, or by volunteering. It is a very humbling, yet rewarding experience.
We pride ourselves in offering laundry detergent, cleaning supplies, toilet paper, miscellaneous paper products, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, and bar soap. These are necessary items that cannot be purchased with food stamps.
We also offer a whole section dedicated to children called the "Kid’s Corner". Here we stock diapers, wipes, baby and kid's shampoo, body wash, kid's toothpaste and toothbrushes, bandages, lip balm, etc. We provide basic school supplies before school begins, we offer extra Thanksgiving meal items, and at Christmas each family member receives a coupon to be redeemed at Mother Teresa treasures.
We are currently serving 130-140 families per month. We serve anyone outside our serving area an emergency bag and a list of nearby agencies available to them. As you can see, this labor of love is appreciated in the community and is constantly seeking ways to receive donations of products and funds in order to continue this ministry.
Please consider how you might help us, either monetarily, by collecting food, or by volunteering. It is a very humbling, yet rewarding experience.