RISE Life Services operates The Main Street Market Food Pantry, which is open every Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Anyone is welcome to come and get food from us. Most of those who do utilize this resource have difficulty providing for themselves or their families. The community finds out about it through Island Harvest, the main source of our donated food distribution, who lists it on their website and on signage throughout all of Suffolk County. Now, RISE...
ShopRite of Riverhead and the Shop Rite Company awarded RISE Life Services and its Main Street Market Food Pantry a $1,000 grant. This grant will be used in collaboration with Long Island Cares, as we are now able to order more food and supplies through an account with them. One to two times per month, RISE receives a delivery from Long Island Cares. This grant account will allow us to increase what...
The Main Street Connection, RISE Life Services’ day program without walls, has been helping RISE’s Main Street Market food pantry each week. Every Monday, the group travels to the Island Harvest warehouse to pick up food donations supplementary to the weekly allotment received during Wednesday’s delivery. A small group loads the van and then everyone helps unpack the food into the pantry for Wednesday when it’s open to the public. Additionally, once or twice per...
