as in cupboards
a built-in space for storage behind a door
homemade jams and pickles are stored in a separate pantry off the kitchen
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The nonprofit's network of pantries saw a dropoff in volunteers during the pandemic, though some continued to help with long lines of people needing supplies.
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Annalise Frank, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
These visual reminders help inform individual food choices and guide food pantries to assess and improve the types of food available.
—Jay Reddick, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
Initiatives range from mobile clinics to fitness classes and food pantries.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Since its inception, the HBF Connecticut Golf Classic has delivered more than $1 million to local schools, charities and food pantries across the Archdiocese of Hartford.
—Karen Gross and Renée Santos, Hartford Courant, 28 Nov. 2024
While food donations and smaller cash gifts are invaluable and provide immediate aid, robust investment in infrastructure and equipment like traffic cones, which help guide and control vehicle flow in and out of facilities, allows food pantries in Connecticut to maximize their reach and impact.
—Karen Gross and Renée Santos, Hartford Courant, 28 Nov. 2024
Strategic investing promotes sustainability An investment strategy beyond one-time operational support helps food pantries build capacity to deliver or expand services more efficiently and sustainably.
—Karen Gross and Renée Santos, Hartford Courant, 28 Nov. 2024
Impact on food organizations At the Greater Chicago Food Depository, which distributes food to local pantries and organizations, practice drills are conducted twice a year to simulate a recall.
—Vivian La, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
Baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, is a common ingredient in pantries for baking cookies or a cake.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
Annalise Frank, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
These visual reminders help inform individual food choices and guide food pantries to assess and improve the types of food available.
—Jay Reddick, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
Initiatives range from mobile clinics to fitness classes and food pantries.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Since its inception, the HBF Connecticut Golf Classic has delivered more than $1 million to local schools, charities and food pantries across the Archdiocese of Hartford.
—Karen Gross and Renée Santos, Hartford Courant, 28 Nov. 2024
While food donations and smaller cash gifts are invaluable and provide immediate aid, robust investment in infrastructure and equipment like traffic cones, which help guide and control vehicle flow in and out of facilities, allows food pantries in Connecticut to maximize their reach and impact.
—Karen Gross and Renée Santos, Hartford Courant, 28 Nov. 2024
Strategic investing promotes sustainability An investment strategy beyond one-time operational support helps food pantries build capacity to deliver or expand services more efficiently and sustainably.
—Karen Gross and Renée Santos, Hartford Courant, 28 Nov. 2024
Impact on food organizations At the Greater Chicago Food Depository, which distributes food to local pantries and organizations, practice drills are conducted twice a year to simulate a recall.
—Vivian La, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
Baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, is a common ingredient in pantries for baking cookies or a cake.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
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