The Food Pantries for the Capital District serves over 100,000 people in Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties. Over 30,000 are babies and children. We’re here to help.
About Us
Our Mission
We are a coalition of 71 food pantries in Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties working together to feed the hungry. Our mission is to address hunger in the capital district through our member food pantries.
Our Vision
A Hunger-Free Capital Region
How We Fulfill Our Mission
We support our pantries by funding, purchasing, collecting, and delivering food. We provide a forum for networking, coordination of services, education, and training for pantry staff and volunteers.
History
Our coalition was founded in 1979 by the Urban Ministries Fellowship, a committee of the Capital Area Council of Churches. We started with 10 member food pantries. In 1980, we sponsored our first food drive. That year, 16 food pantries served 15,472 people. Since then, we have grown substantially, as hunger has spread throughout the community we serve.
Currently, your support helps us provide food over 5 million meals annually to assist the hungry in the Capital District.
Currently, your support helps us provide food over 5 million meals annually to assist the hungry in the Capital District.