Area food banks

TRI-STATE REGION — The holidays are coming, which can be a time of celebration for many. It can also be a time of stress and hardship. This year, with the economy in such bad shape, that’s especially true.

People throughout the Tri-state region have expressed a need for assistance as the holidays approach. Fortunately, there are numerous food banks. Following below is a list.

The Millerton Food Pantry, Millerton Presbyterian Church, PO Box 929, Millerton, NY 12546. The phone number is 518-789-3077.

Vines and Branches, Immaculate Conception Church, 4 Lavelle Road, Amenia, NY 12501. The phone number is 845-373-8193.

The Food of Life Food Pantry, St. Thomas Church, 50 Leedsville Road, Amenia, NY 12501. The phone number is 845-373-9161.

The Pine Plains Food Locker, Methodist Church of Pine Plains, 4930 Route 199, Pine Plains, NY 12567.

The Dover Food Pantry, St. James Episcopal Church, Reimer Avenue, Dover, NY 12522. The phone number is 845-877-6046.

Roe Jan Food Pantry, Hillsdale Methodist Church, PO Box 343, Hillsdale, NY 12595. On call five  days a week at 518-325-4986 or 518-325-5613.

OWL’s Kitchen, PO Box 153, Lakeville, CT 06039. The phone number is 860-435-2529.

Donations may also be  sent to the Sunday in the Country Food Drive, PO Box 789, Millerton, NY 12546 or to WHDD Studios, 61 Main St., Sharon, CT 06069. Funds raised will be used to buy Christmas dinners, which will be shared among the various food banks mentioned above, as well as some food pantries in Massachusetts.

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