Helping Hands Food Pantry Inc

10/27/2026

Helping Hands Food Pantry is looking for its new forever home! We’re searching for a 5,000 square foot, single level space in the Plattekill or Gardiner area with parking for 65 vehicles, access for large trucks to unload, and the electrical capacity to run commercial freezers and refrigerators.

Do you know of a building that might fit? Please share this post or send us a message. Better yet, come see what we do! Stop in any Thursday at 9:30 AM for a tour. 💚

10/26/2026

🍂🦃 It’s that time of year again for our Thanksgiving food drive, “Fill a Box, Feed a Family!” 🦃🍂

Getting involved is easy! Simply check the list of needed items, fill a box or container with non-perishable food, and drop it off at Helping Hands Food Pantry. 📦❤️

This is a fun and meaningful way to give back, whether you're participating as a family, workplace team, community group, or organization. Everything is better when we come together to help our neighbors! 🤝

You can download a pdf of this flyer by clicking here: https://www.helpinghandsofgardiner.com/fill-a-box-feed-a-family

If filling an entire box isn't possible, individual donations are always appreciated. Some Thanksgiving items that are often difficult for us to obtain through the food bank include:

🦃 Gravy
🍞 Stuffing
🍒 Cranberry Sauce

📍 Drop-off Instructions:
2221 Route 44/55, behind the building, between the double glass doors

🕒 Drop off anytime that’s convenient for you!

🚚 For larger deliveries or perishable items, please call Jean at 845-863-3222.

Together, we can help make the holiday season a little brighter for local families in need. 💛🦃🍂

10/22/2026

Thank you, Yogi Bear Campground, for your incredible donation of toys to Helping Hands! These gifts will be especially appreciated during the holiday season and will help bring joy to children throughout our community. Your generosity truly makes a difference!

10/18/2026

Thank you to @ Full Circle Gardiner for hosting another wonderful potluck on Thursday evening and for creating a space where neighbors can gather, share a meal, and have meaningful conversations.

A special thank you to Jack Acree for emceeing and to Debra Gregg Clinton for sharing information about the important work being done at Helping Hands Food Pantry and the many ways our community can get involved and support local families.

Over the coming week, we'll be sharing more from the conversation on the Helping Hands page, including ways you can help make a difference.

The evening also inspired me to reflect on the magic of potluck dinners and the role they play in building community and belonging. I'll share a link to that article in the comments for anyone who would like to read it.

Community starts with showing up, sharing a meal, and making room for one another at the table.

10/16/2026

Thank you Gardiner Library! You are the best!

Gardiner Library is collecting children’s coats (0-18 years old) for Helping Hands Food Pantry Inc through December 22. Drop-off in the library lobby during regular open hours. The drive is being organized and run by William Hart, Ryan Burns, and Lennox Johnston, 11th-grade students New Paltz Central School District.

10/14/2026

Make sure to join us Thursday night for the Full Circle Gardiner Potluck Dinner. These dinners are a wonderful way to catch up with neighbors and meet new ones. Good food and great conversation on a Thursday night. What could be better?

🍽️ Let’s share a meal and good conversation!

Join us for a community potluck and an evening of connection with your neighbors. Bring a dish to share, pull up a chair, and enjoy a meal together.

We’ll also be joined by Debra Clinton, a member of the Board of Directors of Helping Hands Food Pantry, who will share more about their work supporting local families experiencing food insecurity.

Each month, with the help of donors, partners, and volunteers, Helping Hands supports more than 200 families in our community. ❤️

Come hungry, bring a dish, and connect with your community!

10/07/2026

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Accepting non-perishable food donations through Oct.20. Thank you to everyone who has donated. Think Thanksgiving & holidays. Let’s win this together. Helping Hands of Gardiner

09/20/2026

Love this video of Jean accepting the Citizen of the Year award yesterday at Plattekill Day.

This is classic Jean — gracious, humble, and always thinking of others before herself.

Congratulations, Jean. We are so grateful for you and so proud of everything you do for our community.

07/09/2026

When a child walks into school with the supplies they need, they walk in with confidence. That’s why this drive matters so much — it’s one small way our community can help kids start the year feeling prepared, supported, and seen.

Helping Hands Food Pantry Inc is collecting school supplies for children of all ages now through July 23rd. All requested items are listed in the graphic.

Drop‑off options:
• Thursday mornings, 8:00 AM–12:00 PM in the Church Hall
• Any other time — leave donations between the double glass doors around the back of the building

We hope to gather everything by July 23rd so we can begin distributing supplies in early August.

Thank you for showing up for local families. Your generosity truly makes a difference.

06/30/2026

Helping Hands of Gardiner has been selected again as a nonprofit partner in the Hannaford Fight Hunger Bag Program.

For the month of July, Helping Hands will receive $1 for each $2.50 reusable Fight Hunger Bag sold at Hannaford Supermarkets in Modena (2066 Route 32)

Your everyday shopping can help fill someone’s pantry. Thank you for being part of this.

THANK YOU, HANNAFORD AND THANK YOU COMMUNITY! Your support means everything!