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Sullivan Fresh community cupboard reports soaring demand, warns of capacity shortfall
Summary
Sullivan Fresh's Community Cupboard director said the program delivered more than 12,000 food deliveries last year, now serves 700-plus people a week and has seen emergency calls double in the last three months; the program said federal funding cuts and rising rents/utilities are driving need and warned the operation is near capacity.
Martin (Marty) Colavito, speaking for the Sullivan Fresh Community Cupboard at a Government Services Committee meeting, told county officials the cupboard delivered more than 12,000 food deliveries last year, serves "700 plus people a week" and has experienced a 100% increase in emergency calls over the previous three months.
"Our commitment is that somebody who doesn't have food, we deliver food within 24 hours," Colavito said. He said the cupboard also maintains an open pantry at Cornell Cooperative Extension on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon and will…
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