Election Day Food Drive on March 28

You can donate food to your neighbors when you vote at the Amherst townwide election on Tuesday, March 28th. At polling places throughout the town of Amherst from 7am to 8pm, look for the Amherst Survival Center food drive barrels for this ELECTION DAY FOOD DRIVE.  Participate in local democracy *and* help our neighbors in need, everyone wins! Thank you!

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Please join us on March 20, 2017 at EMPTY BOWLS at The Pub in Amherst! 
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February Vacation Break & Kids Boost & Food Program available fromAmherst Survival Center

Do you live in one of the 13 towns our pantry serves (see list below) and have a school-age child (ages 5-17 years) who depends on a meals benefit during the school year? For many children and their families, school vacations mean that the free and reduced price breakfasts and lunches they rely on are not available.

Our Food Pantry’s Kids Boost program provides families with school-age children with extra child-friendly nutritious food (the “boost”) during every month that has a scheduled school vacation  (February, April, June, July, August, December).

QUESTION:      HOW TO REGISTER FOR OUR FOOD PANTRY AND GET THE BOOST? 

ANSWER:          If you live in one of the 13 towns our Food Pantry serves (see list below), come to the pantry during our open hours and bring proof of residence and proof that the school-age children live in your household.  Find out here.

SUMMER BOOST: Families with school-age children will receive extra food per child from the Pantry (the equivalent of nine additional meals), in their June, July and August distributions.

In addition, families can also come to the Amherst Survival Center for food from these Center programs:

• lunch Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from noon-1pm,
• light supper on Thursdays from 5-6pm, and
• get fresh produce from 11am-3pm on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, and from 11am to 7pm on Thursday.

Our Food Pantry serves residents from these towns:

• Amherst
• Belchertown
• Deerfield
• Granby
• Leverett
• Pelham
• Shutesbury
• South Deerfield
• South Hadley
• Sunderland
• Whately
• Ware

Generous financial donations from Amherst Pediatrics, The Rotary Club of Amherst, Berkshire Bank Foundation, and contributions from individuals, supported the Kids SUMMER Boost in 2014. Another donation from C&S Wholesalers supported the Boost during school vacations in February and April 2015.

Amherst Survival Center Summer BOOST and Pantry Programs

During school vacations many students are without breakfast and lunch. In direct response to this need, the Amherst Survival Center offers the BOOST program to all families who may need additional food throughout school vacation. ARPS is very grateful to the ASC for creating many programs to support all families throughout the year.

Please see the attached documents for details! 

BOOST PROGRAM:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-2bHm-1AjRfcy1rNElNQURIczg/edit?usp=docslist_api

AMHERST SURVIVAL CENTER HOURS:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-2bHm-1AjRfQ29WU3czOHZNZ1k/edit?usp=docslist_api

BUS ROUTES/SCHEDULES TO AMHERST SURVIVAL CENTER:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-2bHm-1AjRfT2EzaHBrWHVfSkk/edit?usp=docslist_api