By Owen Reiter | For the Staten Island Advance STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — More than 200 guests attended Project Hospitality‘s 2024 Harvest Gala on Tuesday, where four Staten Islanders’ lives of service were honored during an evening focused on giving to those in need. “The poor will be with us always,” said the Rev. Terry Troia, CEO of Project Hospitality, during …
Supermarket, WKTU’s Cubby & Carolina to host food drive
By Pamela Silvestri | Food editor Met Food Markets and market owner Bill Fani donate to the borough’s charities. Here they presented checks to the Children’s Campaign at the 2014 Advance Cookbook Taste-off held at the Hilton Garden Inn. (Staten Island Advance/Irving Silverstein) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Met Foods will rise and shine extra early on Thursday, Dec. 17, at the …
‘Love Your Neighbor Fest’ draws more than 200 to peek into cultures from across the globe
By Carol Ann Benanti | benanti@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — More than 200 from neighborhoods across Staten Island came together Saturday at the Reformed Church of Huguenot Park for a festival that could be described as Epcot Theme Park meets “It’s a Small World After All.” The third annual “Love Your Neighbor Fest” offered a peek into cultures from across the …
Food fate of 22 borough pantries has changed with city budget fix
By Pamela Silvestri | silvestri@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Faith leaders and pantry operators had been holding their breath after the mayor proposed $31.2 million in cuts to a city program that serves 22 pantries across the Island, with an emphasis on fresh food. A last-minute change in the budget last week restored a variety of food funding for struggling New Yorkers. …
Part of the late Joe Madory’s legacy, Poor People’s Dinner remains a November tradition
Part of the late Joe Madory’s legacy, Poor People’s Dinner remains a November tradition https://www.silive.com/dining/2023/11/part-of-the-late-joe-madorys-legacy-poor-peoples-dinner-remains-a-november-tradition.html By Pamela Silvestri | silvestri@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — One legacy of the banker and humanitarian Joe Madory remains a November tradition, now 26 years in motion — the Poor People’s Dinner. Over a simple meal of soup and bread, attendees commune to understand the plight of the …
Dinner and drinks will toast a bounty of compassion at Project Hospitality’s Harvest Gala this week
Dinner and drinks will toast a bounty of compassion at Project Hospitality’s Harvest Gala this week https://www.silive.com/entertainment/2023/10/dinner-and-drinks-will-toast-a-bounty-of-compassion-at-project-hospitalitys-harvest-gala-this-week.html By Carol Ann Benanti | benanti@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Project Hospitality’s annual Harvest Gala, set for Wednesday, Oct. 18, will celebrate busy hands, open hearts and generous deeds by Staten Island leaders, volunteers, faith workers, businesses, and philanthropists. Rev. Louis Jerome, Colleen and …
Affordable housing development opens on Staten Island
Affordable housing development opens on Staten Island https://www.silive.com/news/2023/09/affordable-housing-development-open-on-staten-island.html By Paul Liotta | pliotta@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A local non-profit organization and a developer celebrated the opening of a new Port Richmond affordable housing complex this week. The location at the intersection of Castleton and Port Richmond avenues will contain 48 units — 31 permanent supportive units, 16 affordable units for …
Borough faith leaders get vaccinated to set an example
By Kristin F. Dalton | kdalton@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Faith leaders on Staten Island have been making examples of themselves by getting vaccinated, and sharing it publicly, to help dispel myths and address vaccine hesitancy in their communities. The Rev. Karen Jackson, co-chair of Staten Island Inter-Religious Leadership and director of community initiatives at Project Hospitality, recorded herself getting vaccinated …
Mayor DeBlasio Visits Project Hospitality Food Pantry
With growing food security concerns among New York City’s most vulnerable, Mayor Bill de Blasio visited a Project Hospitality site in Stapleton serving as many as 300 meals a day. {read more}
Help Us Feed the Hungry Now
Help us feed the hungry now: NYC emergency food aid during coronavirus Twenty-six cases of milk, 10 pallets of vegetables, and 30,000 pounds of food overall. Truckloads of non-perishables — cans of beans, bags of rice, pasta. That’s essential food, and that’s one delivery… {read more}