DUTCHESS OUTREACH

Dutchess Outreach acts as a catalyst for community revitalization and exists in Dutchess County as an advocate and provider of hunger and relief programs in order to ensure that everyone, regardless of income, has access to fresh, healthy food, and the support they need... Dutchess Outreach has operated emergency food access and relief programs in Dutchess County for more than 46 years... Food Banks and Food Access Centers like Dutchess Outreach continue to help fill in the gaps that individuals and families face in fulfilling their most basic needs that have been exacerbated by increasing income inequality. In the past several years, in the face of a global pandemic and community crisis, our programs are needed more than ever therefore requiring us to increase our capacity. The numbers we are experiencing now have more than doubled compared to what we saw prior to 2020.

Primary location: Poughkeepsie United States