We have three minstries sharing the building, and we have church services,
food and clothing pantries, and a 24 hour free coffee shop planned right now.
Oneida County Youth Bureau Director Robert Roth said youth volunteers from The Boys
and Girls Club of the Mohawk Valley, Compeer of the Mohawk Valley, Cornell Cooperative Extension, The Center for Family Life
and Recovery, The Neighborhood Center, Thea Bowman House, Utica Municipal Housing Authority, Utica Safe Schools / Healthy Students / Underground Café
and the YMCA of the Greater Tri-Valley performed community service that included assisting in a bicycle giveaway program for Utica children, collecting
and distributing
clothing to the children who reside in Utica's Municipal Housing Authority locations, soliciting donations, collecting money
and walking in Utica's version of America's Greatest Heart Run
and Walk, the Multiple Sclerosis Walk
and the American Cancer Walk, collecting
food, preparing
and serving meals at local
food pantries, collecting donations
and goods to aid animals at the Stevens Swan Humane Society
and other community activities.
Some of the programs provided include a client
food pantry,
clothing and outerwear for all ages, classes
and workshops, support groups,
and tutoring programs.
She found that while Raleigh, N.C., has its fair share of
food pantries and clothing drives, there was simply no equivalent for home goods.