Elwood’s Knights Kare Feeds Local Families

ELWOOD, NY — Elwood’s Knights Kare food pantry recently teamed up with Elwood-John H. Glenn High School’s student-athletes and community members to secure food to supply families facing food insecurity with food this summer, the school district announced.

"The food pantry started in Elwood Middle School to help feed 4-6 families that were struggling after the pandemic," teacher Christina Kerensky said in a news release. "As these students have moved into the high school, we still continue to deliver, and have asked the social workers in each of the elementary schools for families in need. The number of identified families in need has tripled in just three years."

Families in the program receive a monthly box with nonperishable items such as beans, tuna, soup, pasta and sauce, and peanut butter and jelly, Kerensky said.

"This year, we have included additional items for our Care Closet such as personal items and household cleaning items. The items that we use in our deliveries are brought in by students and various high school organizations, and our pantry closet is organized each week by the Community Service Club, which organizes the food that has been dropped off and checks expiration dates for the food we have in stock."

Donations can be dropped off at any time at the Elwood Middle School front desk in order to continue supporting community members in need.