Caritas of Port Chester Inc., a nonprofit whose mission is providing food, clothing, counseling and educational services to the needy in Port Chester and the surrounding area, received a $2,000 donation from the Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation.
Bill Cusano, coordinator of services for Caritas, said, “This summer Caritas has experienced an unprecedented 60 percent increase in the number of meals prepared and served by our soup kitchen. This gift will go a long way toward helping us meet the demand and help foster hope for a better life for many.”
The organization operates a community dining room, food pantry, open closet for clothing distribution and emergency services. The dining room serves more than 110 meals a day and the food pantry served almost 4,500 households last year. The open closet provided clothing for more than 5,000 men, women and children.
The foundation invites organizations seeking funding to complete the application form on its website, hgrealtorfoundation.com. On Sept. 28, it will hold a masquerade ball to benefit the Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley at the Falkirk Estate and Country Club in Central Valley.
