We have partnered with FoodLink to open a Food Pantry at Saint Michael's to serve the hungriest zip codes in the whole of New York State. The pantry will start small with a soft opening on August 12, 2023 and be open in this first phase every Saturday, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm. 
The grand opening, with more hours and modalities of service will be on April 1, 2024.
To make this most needed service a reality, we need you...
Our main need to make our Food Pantry a reality is volunteers.
We need 3 kinds of volunteers: 
- Client Facing or Front Room Volunteers:
These volunteers assist clients in filling in their paperwork and in making healthy choices as they select items from the shelves.
These volunteers will work 3.5 hours shifts. Saturday 9 am - 12:30 pm or Saturday 12:30 pm - 4pm and will sign up for a shift through an online scheduling system.
We need 4 volunteers for each shift.
To sign up for a shift please click here

-Back room volunteers: will come in on a weekday for a four hour shift. These volunteers need to be able to lift more than 10 pounds and will receive deliveries, restock the pantry and prepackage orders from clients. They  will sign up for a shift through an online scheduling system. We need 2-4 volunteers for each shift.
To sign up for a shift please click here 

-Transportation Volunteers: These volunteers will work on the days and hours that our back room volunteers are working. These volunteers will pick up donations from different locations and deliver them to the pantry and/or take prepackaged groceries to clients homes from the pantry.  These volunteers need to be able to lift more than 10 pounds. They will sign up for a shift through an online scheduling system. We need 4 volunteers for each shift.
To sign up for a shift please click here 

• If you want to contribute financially  please send a check to Rochester Hope Inc at 80 Prince Street, Rochester NY 14605. Attn: Lisa Morris, Treasurer.
• If you want to make a donation in kind we will be gratefully accepting donations of nonperishable food items as well as cleaning products and hygiene items starting on August 12, 2023 at 869 N Clinton Ave, Saturdays 9:30 am - 3:30 pm and at 80 Prince Street Monday-Wednesday 9:30 am - 1:30 pm.