3 mutual aid & food sharing in Dutchess County, New York.
Operates 14 tiny food pantries and 2 community fridges in Beacon, plus logistics support for other Hudson Valley community fridges. Non-perishable donations in tiny pantries; perishables and frozen items in community fridges. "Take what you need, leave what you can."
Regional food rescue and harvesting network connecting food donors—farms, restaurants, grocery stores, home gardeners—with food pantries and meal programs across seven Hudson Valley counties. Operates via the ChowMatch app with a network of 300+ volunteers.
Hudson Valley regional non-profit that coordinates the donation of legally harvested game — primarily venison — to food pantries and food programs across Dutchess County and surrounding areas. Operates as the regional counterpart to the Venison Donation Coalition (which covers Western and Central New York) and works in partnership with Feeding New York State, the DEC, and regional food banks. Volunteers process and deliver thousands of pounds of game annually. The parent organization, Conservation Awareness Foundation, also runs conservation-education programming including an annual Junior Pheasant Hunt at the Lafayetteville Multiple Use Area in Milan, NY, providing youth hunting and outdoor education. Hunters interested in donating deer should contact one of the coordinators directly.