What is the Fresh Table?

The Fresh Table is a new pop-up community pantry that looks and feels more like a farmers market than a food pantry. We offer free fresh produce, meat, and dairy to help neighbors until payday.

Who can come to the Fresh Table?

The Fresh Table is an open table and we have plenty of food to share. You do not need to bring an I.D. or proof of income. All you need to do is complete the annual confidential sign up or check in with a volunteer, pick up what you need from the table, and bring it home for free.

What is the Annual Confidential Sign Up?

All the fresh food on the Fresh Table comes from the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York through farm-to-food bank programs from the United States Department of Agriculture and New York State’s Nourish NY Program. Every year, neighbors must complete a confidential sign-up to access food from this program. Information is only used for internal reporting and won’t be shared or used to determine eligibility.

Core Values:

• We serve others with compassion, heart, and purpose.

• We build a sense of togetherness and connection within our neighborhoods and community.

• We challenge our assumptions and what it means to be a food pantry.

• We find creative and dynamic ways to fulfill our mission in a focused and sustainable way.

• We are an open table, responsive to the economic, social, cultural, and religious needs of our neighbors.

• We honor and recognize our neighbors for who they are and always stand ready to extend a helping hand.

• We take care of the resources we are given through the generosity of others and work to pay it forward.